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Mumbai: A fishing boat capsized around 11am and Tuesday as the fishermen ventured in the sea for fishing activity on August 1. Police said, while 11 have been rescued, efforts were on to trace the two missing fishermen. Rescue teams from NDRF, Navy have been called in to join the search operation for the two missing fishermen.
According to police, the fishermen had left for fishing aboard Lucky Star with a week’s provision and were on their way back to the shore on Tuesday. However, due to heavy rains, when their vessel reached about 12 kilometers off the shore, it capsized. “Men from another boat went to the rescue and after failed attempts to locate the two missing fishermen, they returned to the shore,” said Sanjeev Narkar, senior inspector of Gorai police station.
The fishermen alerted the local authorities and a search-and-rescue team was rushed to the spot. Police said, search operations for the missing two fishermen– Mangesh Kadam, 24 and Satish Jagtap, 25, is underway and they are yet to locate the vessel. Police officials roped in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) disaster management department, fire brigade personnel for the rescue operations, along with the Navy and the Coast Guard.
The eleven rescued fishermen were rushed to the hospital for medical care and later brought to the police station to record their statement. Police said, they had stopped the rescue operation on Tuesday evening after dark and would resume early on Wednesday. – By Vikas Nag
