8 fishermen missing after strong winds destroy boats off Gujarat coast
India | December 02, 2021 12:44 ISTA rescue operation has been launched with the help of the Coast Guard to find the eight missing fishermen.
A rescue operation has been launched with the help of the Coast Guard to find the eight missing fishermen.
Tamil Nadu Minister for Fisheries Anitha Radhakrishnan's "inspection" in Thiruvallur is hogging headlines for all the wrong reasons. Making way for a fresh controversy surrounding "VIP culture", Radhakrishnan on Thursday refused to step into the water when he was out to inspect the region after receiving complaints of erosion.
A group of 13 local fishermen claimed that they had ventured into the sea on May 7 onboard trawlers 'Thushan 1' and 'Thushan II' and were physically assaulted by the Indian Navy in the international waters around Diego Garcia on June 4
The boat "Ajmeer Sha" which sailed from the shores of Beypore on May 5 is missing and there is no information about any of the fishermen who were in the boat.
The Tamil Nadu fisheries department state Commissioner J Jayakanthan said, "Most of the fishermen are from the western coast of Kanyakumari since the annual fishing ban is in effect in eastern coast."
Fishermen had ventured into the sea on boat ISB 'Rabah', which set off from Beypore near Kerala's Kozhikode with 14 fishermen on board.
Fishermen in Kerala released an endangered whale shark caught in their net in a rescue that netizens, activists and twitterati have lauded after a few photos of the incident went viral on social media. See the post here:
Two fishermen drowned after a fishing boat capsized in the Arabian Sea off Mangaluru coast on Dec 01. 16 fishermen have been rescued while four are still missing.
Sri Lankan Navy has arrested at least 11 India fishermen for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial waters.
Starting from 2020, the ban will be observed in 332 conservation areas in Chinese Yangtze River basin, which will also be expanded to all natural waterways of the river and its major tributaries from no later than January 1, 2021.
The government on Thursday said it has distributed Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to only 8,400 fishermen so far in the country and efforts are being made to reach out to more people.
The fishermen have also been sensitised on the restrictions imposed on human activities in the marine sanctuary, said Divisional Forest Officer, Rajnagar Mangrove (wildlife) Forest Division officials.
The fishermen from this island town had ventured into the sea on Monday evening in 540 boats and were fishing off Katchatheevu when a team of Sri Lankan naval personnel came to the spot and attacked before driving them away, Rameswaram Fishermen Association President P Sesuraja alleged.
25 fishermen went missing as two trawlers with fishermen on board capsized after being caught in a storm in the Bay of Bengal
"They will now be taken to Karachi port. All these boats had ventured into sea a few days ago from Porbandar harbour," NFF secretary Manish Lodhari said.
The fishermen form the first batch of 360 Indian prisoners Pakistan has announced to set free in four phases this month.
"My commitment to you is that the moment we win the 2019 elections, all the fishermen of the country will get their own dedicated ministry in Delhi," Gandhi said.
The Pakistan has also seized 1050 boats while 10 boats are in Sri Lanka custody, he added.
The arrested fishermen were handed over to police by the MSA officials. They will be produced in a court for legal proceedings, police said.
The boat had 14 fishermen aboard out of which 3 died when hit by the merchantship, the ship fled the scene after incident. Southern Naval Command searching for 9 missing individuals.
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