Pudukottai, Nov 23 (UNI) A 40-year-old fisherman went missing after
the fibre boat capsized off the Jegathapattinam coast in this district
of Tamil Nadu on Monday night.
Fisheries department sources today said two fishermen--L.Manimuthu
and K.Ganesan of Kottaipattinam coastal hamlet--had set sail into the
sea in an unregistered fibre boat.
When the duo was engaged in fishing two nautical miles off the coast,
their boat capsized in the sea after being hit by huge waves due to
strong winds.
While Ganesan was rescued and brought to the shore by another fishing
boat, Manimuthu was reportedly missing.
The Coastal Security Group of Tamil Nadu Marine Police and a salvage
team consisting of local fishermen launched search operations to trace
the missing fisherman.
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