Key Takeaways
- The Indian Coast Guard rescued 10 Tamil Nadu fishermen caught in cyclonic weather off the coast of Andhra Pradesh.
- The fishermen were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Paharedar and sent to Kakinada coast safe through the tug arranged by the Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board officials.
- The fishermen were stranded in the cyclonic weather due to a technical snag and were rescued after an SOS message was sent to the coastal security police headquarters in Visakhapatnam.
Kakinada: Ten fishermen from Tamil Nadu whose mechanised fishing boat was caught in the cyclonic weather were rescued by Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Paharedar’ and sent to Kakinada coast safe through the tug arranged by the Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board officials.
The Coast Guard ship traced the stranded fishermen at 100 NM. They were then transported to the Kakinada Customs Jetty through the tug, arriving at 11.40 hours last night.
The Tamil Nadu fishermen left Chennai on August 23 but because of a technical snag caught in mid sea in a cyclone.
The boat owner sent an SOS message to the coastal security police headquarters in Visakhapatnam to the toll-free number 1093, who in turn informed the coast guard.
Under the instructions from the coastal security police officials, IG Gopinath Jetty, SP Ravi Varma, the north DSP Kalidas have supervised the rescue operation from Kakinada coastal security police station, according to marine police.
