Mangaluru: On Wednesday September 15, Indian Coast Guard rescued a fishing boat with 11 fishermen on board, which was facing danger mid-sea after the boat engine went dead due to complications.
According to reports, the fishing boat which has been identified as ‘Sagar Samrat’, had faced trouble 35 nautical miles off Malpe port in the middle of the sea. An emergency rescue was requested on Tuesday evening. The Coast Guard contingent along with its ICG Ship, Rajdoot, had reached the spot from Mangaluru at around 11.00 pm but because of strong wind, rescue operations could not be continued.
The fishing boat along with its fishermen were towed to the seashore in the morning of Wednesday September 15.
