Coast Guard rescues fishing boat - Aug.13

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Aug 14, 2014: Indian Coast Guard rescued fishermen in distress at 10 nautical mile from the coast off Kotepora near Kannur. The place is 45 nautical miles away from Mabgalore. The fishermen were stranded due to gear box failure of their boat for 36 hours. The fishermen had ventured into sea from Malpe.

The authorities at Coast Guard headquarters here received an SOS around 5 pm on Aug 12, from Assistant Director of Fisheries, Malpe intimating that fishing boat Jalajyothi (Sudeshna) was in distress. Immediately ICG Ship Rajdoot sailed on the rescue mission.

The ship arrived in area at 10.55 pm on Tuesday night and searched for the stranded fishing vessel. ICGS Rajdoot established communication with the stranded boat on wireless / VHF and sighted the same around midnight. The vessel was escorted to the mouth of Mangalore fishing harbour at 8.30 am on August 13. The boat was thereafter taken inside the fishing harbour with the help a fishing boat.

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