Navy assists stranded Tamil Nadu fishermen
Four Indian fishermen found drifting in their fishing boat near the
Maradapuram fishing marshalling point in Karainagar Island yesterday
around 10 a.m. were taken ashore by Naval authorities.
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The fishermen being cared by naval personnel. |
The four fishermen had set out to sea on November 28 from Kodiyakarei,
Nagamawattam, India to fish in the Palk strait. They had lost track of
their nets which they had laid in the night and this had resulted in
them sourcing the high seas looking for the lost nets. Their fibreglass
boat had run out of fuel and the fishermen had got stranded at mid sea.
The boat had begun to drift deeper into the ocean and ended up in Sri
Lankan shores.
Sri Lanka Navy authorities in Karainagar took the fishermen in
distress into their care. After proper medical examination, the
fishermen were provided with clean clothes and served with a meal. Naval
authorities took all measures to ensure the fishermen's welfare. Their
boats together with all equipment had been handed over to the
Madarapuram Fishing Society for safe keeping.
The four fishermen Karunanidhi Sekar (44), Ramanchandiran Shakthivel
(40), Weeramuthtu Soundaraj (30) and Kumaran Muniyan (32) are natives of
Nagamawattam and belong to the Naleiwurumei Fishing Society in
Kodiyakarei, India.
The fishermen said they were well taken care by the Sri Lankan Navy.
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