John Wilbert & Rabindranath Biswas
Port Blair, Nov 29: The Indian Coast Guard on Monday, Nov 28 rescued four fishermen from a drifting Sri Lankan Fishing Trawler in Andaman Sea.
As per reports, the Boat from Sri Lankan soil ventured into the sea for fishing in the first week of Oct 2022. The Boat developed a technical snag when it was at mid sea following which the Trawler started drifting.
Sources further said that inclement weather was the reason behind the technical snag that developed in the boat and as a result, it remained lost at sea for nearly two months. There were four men on board the vessel which drifted close to Kamorta, a tiny island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Local fishermen sighted the boat in a suspicious state and they further found that four fishermen were seriously ill on the boat without food and the survivors were reportedly suffering from overexposure, malnutrition and dehydration on the sea.
Andaman fishermen gave them food and water and then they somehow managed to contact the Indian Navy and informed them about the matter.The Indian Navy passed the information to the Coast Guard.
The search and rescue operation was carried out by an Indian Coast Guard ship named Raj Shree. The evacuated Sri Lankan fishermen were given first aid, food and drinking water and then they were taken to Nancowrie Jetty where they were given shelter, the ICG added.
As per sources, today official information to this effect was given to the Sri Lankan Embassy.
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