800-kg dugong trapped in seine net released back into sea off Thanjai

1 week, 2 days ago

How a Peruvian fisherman survived 95 days at sea on birds and cockroaches

Peruvian fisherman Maximo Napa was lost at sea for 95 days after his boat drifted 1,094 km off course due to a storm. Rescued by Ecuadorian fishermen on March 11, he was found dehydrated but in stable condition and later reunited with his family Peruvian fisherman Maximo Napa, who spent 95 days lost in the Pacific Ocean before being rescued …

Family Birds Boat Reuters Sea His Family Ecuadorian

3 weeks, 1 day ago

One moment, calm waters. The next, a 900-pound dolphin landed on their boat

Associated Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A placid fishing trip turned “berserk” for three New Zealand men when a dolphin weighing more than 400 kilograms appeared to fall out of the sky before crash-landing in their small boat. No one was badly hurt when the 3.4 meter bottlenose dolphin jumped aboard the open-top boat Friday, said Dean Harrison, the owner of the …

New Zealand Boat Dolphin Harrison Moment Calm

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Breaking News: 20 Fishermen Rescued After Boat Capsizes in Arabian Sea off Andhra Pradesh Coast

ABP News

A significant incident has been reported from Andhra Pradesh, where a boat capsized in the Arabian Sea near Sri Kakulam district. Fishermen used tubes and other safety equipment to navigate from one boat to another, ensuring everyone was saved. Images of the rescue operation show how the fishermen bravely jumped into the water to save themselves, while others helped them …

Fishermen Boat

1 month ago

Sea sentinels

China Daily

A whale breaches next to a small boat in the Indian Ocean, 3 kilometers from the Reunion Island's western coast in 2017. Many people living in Southeast Asia often think they have to visit Australia, the United States or Japan to see whales, but such marine mammals can also be found in the waters in the region. Marine mammals have …

Singapore Indonesia Marine Sea Southeast Asia Waters Malaysia

1 month ago

Sea sentinels

China Daily

A whale breaches next to a small boat in the Indian Ocean, 3 kilometers from the Reunion Island's western coast in 2017. Many people living in Southeast Asia often think they have to visit Australia, the United States or Japan to see whales, but such marine mammals can also be found in the waters in the region. Marine mammals have …

Singapore Indonesia Marine Sea Southeast Asia Waters Malaysia

1 month ago

A whale caught in fishing nets has been freed off Poland’s Baltic coast

Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland — Teams of sea rescuers and wildlife experts on Wednesday successfully freed a whale that got caught in fishing nets near a popular Baltic Sea resort in Poland. It took about an hour for the rescuers to cut and remove the nets and allow the whale to swim into the open sea, close to the popular summer resort …

Poland Whale Baltic Wrzecionkowski

1 month, 3 weeks ago

16 Olive Ridleys freed from trawl net near Ennore

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: For the first time since the crisis of mass Olive Ridley turtle deaths broke out, a joint night patrol team on Saturday rescued and released 16 of the endangered turtles entangled in a trawl net off the Chennai coast. Chennai Wildlife Warden Manish Meena told TNIE the patrol team intercepted a trawl boat operating within the prohibited zone of …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Gangetic Dolphin rescued in joint operation; released in Ghagra

Hindustan Times

A male Gangetic dolphin was rescued and safely released back into its natural habitat in a joint operation by Barabanki forest division and Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation India on Thursday. Gangetic Dolphin rescued in joint operation; released in Ghagra The rescued dolphin measured 4.2 feet in length and weighed approximately 28 to 30 kilograms. Post-monsoon, as river and canal levels …

Rescue Dolphin Gangetic Joint Operation Gangetic Dolphin

Chief Secretary N Muruganandam holds meet on turtle deaths

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: With Olive Ridley deaths hitting record numbers this year, Chief Secretary N Muruganandam chaired a high-level meeting on Tuesday with top officials of various departments, including forest, fisheries, Indian Coast Guard, marine enforcement police and the coastal security group, to discuss steps to be taken to protect the critically-endangered species. So far, close to 600 turtles have washed ashore …

N Turtle

Eight Indian fishermen from Rameswaram arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

The Hindu

In a fresh incident, eight fishermen from Rameswaram and Thangachimadam in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel on charges of poaching near Neduntheevu islet in the wee hours on Sunday. Under such circumstances, it is said that when eight fishermen were engaged in fishing, the surveillance team of Sri Lankan Navy had detained them …

Sri Lanka Fishermen Ind Sri Stalin Rameswaram Sri Lankan

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Thai dugong mammals face extinction

China Daily

A herd of dugongs near Panwa beach in Phuket, Thailand, on Dec 27. Kasetsart University's marine ecologist Thon Thamrongnawasawat has called for Thai people to preserve dugongs, saying that the population of the mammals has been dropping every year due to a decline in seagrass, habitat loss, hunting, marine pollution and plastic waste. In Southeast Asia, dugongs inhabit coastal waters …

Marine Species Thai Thailand Sea Dugong Dugongs

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Thai dugong mammals face extinction

China Daily

A herd of dugongs near Panwa beach in Phuket, Thailand, on Dec 27. Kasetsart University's marine ecologist Thon Thamrongnawasawat has called for Thai people to preserve dugongs, saying that the population of the mammals has been dropping every year due to a decline in seagrass, habitat loss, hunting, marine pollution and plastic waste. In Southeast Asia, dugongs inhabit coastal waters …

Species Thai Thailand Sea Dugong Dugongs Marine Waste

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Nine fishermen drift into Sri Lankan waters, rescued and brought back to Nagapattinam

The Hindu

Nine fishermen, who had drifted into Sri Lankan waters after their fishing boat’s engine failed, were rescued and returned to Akkaraipettai fishing harbour in Nagapattinam early on Tuesday. On December 29, around 5 a.m., a fishing boat owned by Selvamani, 43, of Nagore Pattinacherry set out from the Akkaraipettai fishing harbour with Palanivel,45, Panneerselvam, 50, both from Vanavan Mahadevi in …

Fishermen Fishing Sri Lankan Nagapattinam Sri Lankan Waters Nine Fishermen Boat Returned

3 months ago

Trauma lingers on for survivors of the deadly tsunami that hit Thailand 20 years ago

Associated Press

BAN NAM KHEM, Thailand — The 20-year-old freshman student was still asleep that Sunday morning at the family’s house on the Andaman Sea coast of southern Thailand when her mom, sensing something wasn’t right, woke her up saying they needed to leave right away. The day is forever seared in Neungduangjai Sritrakarn’s memory: Dec. 26, 2004, the day the deadly …

Indonesia Sea Away Tsunami Nam Phang Nga Ban Nam Khem

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bids invited for setting up International Dugong Conservation Centre at Manora

The Hindu

The Forest Department has invited bids for the construction of the International Dugong Conservation Centre at Manora, a popular picnic spot and a coastal town in Thanjavur district. As the IDCC is to be established within the Coastal Regulation Zone III A zone adjoining the mangrove areas and the Dugong habitats along the Manora coast, a comprehensive biodiversity conservation plan …

Conservation Thanjavur Manora Dugong Invited Bids Centre Idcc Dugong Conservation

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Four Nagapattinam fishermen robbed of their belongings mid-sea

The Hindu

A group of seven persons, suspected to be Sri Lankan nationals, allegedly stole fishing gear and other gadgets from four fishermen from Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu as they were fishing mid-sea on the night of Wednesday. The others on the boat were N. Chandran, 61, V. Arumugam, 47, and V. Madurai Veeran, 35, said Coastal Security Group sources. The …

Fishermen Security Group

8 months, 2 weeks ago

21 fishermen rescued after boat capsizes off Muthalapozhi coast

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In yet another boat mishaps off Muthalapozhi coast, 21 fishermen fell into the sea on Monday morning. Nahas, Saheer, Hasan, Mansoor, Shakir, Shafi, Shaji, Noufal, Shyam, Mahesh, Falah, Suhane, Nasser, Nasumuddin, Shaji, Naseer, Sainuddin, Navas, and Safeer were admitted at Chirayinkeezhu Taluk Hospital. A boat carrying two fishermen capsized while they were heading out for fishing. It was on …

Injuries Fishermen Boat Hasan Muthalapozhi Coast

9 months, 1 week ago

Two T.N. fishermen die as mechanized boat sinks mid-sea, two others rescued, search operation underway for one more

The Hindu

A pall of gloom descended on Pamban, the coastal town in Ramanathapuram district, following the death of two fishermen on Saturday. Among them were five fishermen from the Mandapam north jetty, who had ventured into the sea on Friday noon, without obtaining the mandatory token from the department. Around 4 a.m. on Saturday, some fishermen spotted a mechanised boat sinking, …

Pamban

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Fishing boat damaged after collision with large ship in deep sea

Hindustan Times

Palghar: A fishing boat from Dhakti Dahanu was allegedly dashed by a ship in the deep sea, causing damages to the boat after which seawater began rushing into it. Fishing boat damaged after collision with large ship in deep sea According to the sources, the fishing boat, ‘Sagar Sarita’, belonging to one Vatsala Marde, started fishing on April 2 from …

Fishing Boat Allegedly Sea Dahanu Fishing Boat Damaged Ship

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Entangled humpback whale caught in fishing rope dramatically freed by lifeboat volunteers

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A team of lifeboat volunteers freed a humpback whale after …

Free Cornwall South Coast Rope Humpback Whale Cowie Mr Cowie

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Six fishermen missing at sea return safely ashore after 25-hour ordeal

The Hindu

Six fishermen who went missing at sea on the evening of April 1 returned ashore in the early hours of Wednesday morning, clinging on to their capsized boat for nearly 25 hours without food and water. The group of six set out on their fishing voyage in their motorised boat from the city harbour at around 2 p.m. on April …

Fishermen Boat Six Fishermen Return Safely

1 year ago

Fishing line entanglements on the rise as two dolphins are found dead near Mandurah, WA

ABC

In short: With an increasing population and more people using the water, more dolphins have been getting entangled in litter. Swimming with dolphins is an activity on many people's bucket lists, but conservationists are urging people to keep their distance following reports of the marine animals getting caught in fishing line, and two washing up dead near Mandurah. Mr Grossmann …

Population Fishing Line Dolphins Dolphin More People Bunbury

1 year ago

24 fishermen rescued from half-submerged ship in rough seas off Japanese island, but 1 found dead

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Japanese coast guard helicopter …

Japan Japanese Ship Rough Seas 24 Fishermen

1 year, 1 month ago

IAS officer thanks Tamil Nadu fishermen, forest staff for prompt dolphin rescue

India Today

Thanks to the prompt action of local fishermen in Tamil Nadu, along with the forest team, three dolphins were rescued after getting entangled in fishing nets. “Local fishermen and Tamil Nadu Foresters safely rescued and released 3 Dolphins accidentally caught in fishing nets at Kakaladi in the Ramnathapuram District. Take a look: Local fishermen and Tamil Nadu Foresters safely rescued …

Rescue Tamil Nadu Fishermen Forest Dolphins Ias Local Fishermen

1 year, 3 months ago

36 days at sea: How these castaways survived hallucinations, thirst and desperation

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Their destiny, many say, was “in God’s hands.” Every …

Europe Spain Captain Men West Africa Boat Survivors

1 year, 3 months ago

Hakku and the sea: A Pakistani fisherwoman steps up to support her family

Al Jazeera

Each morning at first light, hundreds of fishers set out for the sea in Rehri Goth, a 400-year-old fishing settlement in Karachi. “We never cut the ‘wet’ part,” Hakku says. “The water was clear, and there were many species of fish.” They made a living through fishing and Umar’s boat commissions, and put all the money they saved into upgrading …

Water Fishing Catch Boat Karachi Sea Umar

1 year, 4 months ago

Seized at sea, now stuck on land

Times of India

For months now, boat owner U Manikanda Prabhu’s WhatsApp status has been full of teary emoticons and ‘miss you’ messages. “Though the Lankan court has released my boat, it has been rotting in the custody of Sri Lankan officials for months now as there is no official clearance from the Indian government for me to retrieve it.” Indian fishing vessels …

Sri Lanka Indian Boat Released Lanka Rameswaram Sri Lankan

1 year, 4 months ago

Young humpback whale tied to 300-pound crab pot freed by Alaska rescuers

The Independent

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Team Young Pot Whale Heavy Crab

1 year, 5 months ago

Nagapattinam fishermen attacked mid-sea, robbed of their belongings in sixth such attack in two months

The Hindu

Nine fishermen from the Vanavanmahadevi coastal village in Nagapattinam district were attacked by unidentified persons, mid-sea, while they were fishing to the east of Kodiyakkarai, and robbed of their belongings. Police sources said N. Subramanian, 50, A. Murugesan, 41, A. Sundaramoorthy, 55, C. Rajagopal, 62, and S. Mahalingam, 60, all natives of Vanavanmahadevi near Vedaranyam had ventured into the sea …

Board Fishermen Fishing Boat Nagapattinam Murugesan Vanavanmahadevi

1 year, 5 months ago

T.N. fishermen attacked mid-sea, robbed

The Hindu

In two incidents, eight fishermen from Vellapallam and Arcottuthurai in Nagapattinam district were allegedly attacked by unidentified persons while they were fishing mid-sea and robbed of their belongings on Friday night. Sources in the Coastal Security Group said A. Manian, M. Velmurugan, and C. Sathiyaraj, hailing from Vellapallam near Vedaranyam, and G. Kodilingam, of Akkaraipettai in Nagapattinam, had put out …

Fishermen Fishing Tamil Boat Nagapattinam Vedaranyam Unidentified Persons

1 year, 6 months ago

US forces rescue Indonesian fisherman found clinging to cooler lid ten miles out at sea

The Independent

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Indonesia Fisherman

1 year, 8 months ago

'Cast away': Survival tales of Australian sailor rescued after months at sea

India Today

He quit his corporate job and moved to Mexico to pursue his dream of sailing solo across the ocean. “Of course, living on a boat and sailing on a boat is two different things and that was more of a challenge,” Shaddock told The Associated Press Wednesday after stepping onto land for the first time in months. READ | Australian …

Pacific Mexico Boat Sea Delia Bella Come

1 year, 9 months ago

Dolphin rescued from Vadhavan Beach succumbs to injuries

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: An Indian Ocean humpback dolphin succumbed to injuries at a marine animal rescue centre in Dahanu on Monday morning, less than a day after it was rescued at Vadhavan Beach. “We arranged for a small inflatable children’s pool from a villager, filled it with water, loaded the dolphin into it in the back of our ambulance and brought it …

Rescue Animal Dahanu Dolphin Dalvi

1 year, 10 months ago

Four fishermen stranded mid-sea brought back safely to shore, says Thoothukudi Collector

The Hindu

Four fishermen from Keela Vaippar village in Thoothukudi district, who were reportedly stranded mid-sea since Friday, were brought back safely to shore, by a rescue team, said Thoothukudi District Collector K. Senthil Raj on Saturday. Speaking to reporters, he said that the four fishermen had ventured into the sea in a vallam boat early on Friday for fishing, but did …

Fishermen Thoothukudi Collector Thoothukudi District Four Fishermen

1 year, 11 months ago

With hardly anything to catch, Indian fisherman takes on odd jobs

Al Jazeera

A stormy period On a sunny Sunday morning, Deepan and Menaka are at home. “Our parents agreed to our wedding almost immediately, but I wanted to support my family financially until my younger sister got educated,” Menaka, who worked in the sales department of a textiles firm, says firmly. We had to take out smaller loans to settle our wedding …

Sea Odd Jobs Menaka Deepan

1 year, 11 months ago

A Bangladesh boat vanished with 10 sailors on board. Two weeks later, police found them dead in a freezer

The Independent

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Trawler Bangladesh Boat

1 year, 11 months ago

Eight Indonesian fishermen feared drowned; 11 rescued off Australian coast

The Hindu

Eight Indonesian fishermen are feared drowned and another 11 have been rescued after spending six days without food or water on a barren island off the northwest Australian coast after a powerful tropical cyclone, authorities said on April 19. One of the boats, Putri Jaya, sank in “extreme weather conditions” on April 11 or 12 while Ilsa was gathering strength …

Coast Island Australian Indonesian Broome Ilsa Bedwell Island

2 years ago

One dead and six missing after Taiwanese fishing boat capsizes near disputed Senkaku Islands

The Independent

One person died and six were missing after a boat capsized near a group of disputed Japanese islands. Japan coastguard spokesman Keisuke Nakao was quoted as saying by agencies that the boat was found in waters off the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The Senkaku Islands are a group of islands located in Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, …

Japan Taiwan Boat Island Islands Taiwanese Senkaku Islands

2 years ago

Indonesian fishing vessel allegedly intercepted in Australian waters carrying 250 kilograms of sea cucumber

ABC

About 250 kilograms of sea cucumber and 15 shark fins have allegedly been seized from an Indonesian fishing vessel intercepted in Australian waters. Key points: Eight crew members were on board the Alwi Jaya fishing vessel when it was intercepted in Australia's northern waters A significant catch of 250 kilograms of trepang was seized Since July 2022 there have been …

Fishing Indonesia Boat Vessel Australian Darwin Indonesian

2 years, 1 month ago

Watch: Turtles Return To Sea After Rescue

News 18

Indian Administrative Services officer Supriya Sahu often shares interesting facts and videos on Twitter. “Turtle rescue jointly by the local fishermen and the Tamil Nadu Forest Team at Dhanushkodi, Gulf of Mannar,” reads Sahu’s tweet. Turtle rescue jointly by the local fishermen and the Tamil Nadu Forest Team at Dhanushkodi,Gulf of Mannar #TNForest #rescue pic.twitter.com/kZqtvy6zcJ— Supriya Sahu IAS February 1, …

Tamil Nadu Local Fishing Dhanushkodi Ias Turtles Nets

2 years, 3 months ago

Stranded in Andaman Sea: Boat with 160 Rohingya Refugees Rescued by Indonesians

The Quint

After being stranded in the Andaman Sea for nearly a month, a boat carrying over 160 Rohingya refugees was finally rescued by Indonesian civilians and fishing boats on Monday, 26 December. In three videos accessed by The Quint, Indonesian civilians can be seen helping Rohingya refugees to the shore. Two 30-second clips show men, women, and children, looking emaciated, walking …

Indonesia Boat Indonesian Rohingya Refugees

2 years, 4 months ago

Dutch fishers rescue man clutching a buoy after days in the English Channel

NL Times

On Thursday morning, Dutch fishermen rescued a man clinging to a buoy in the Pas de Calais. I grabbed my binoculars and saw someone in a bathing suit on the buoy, waving like crazy,” De Boer said. He was covered in bruises and said he had kept himself alive by scraping mussels from the buoy and eating crabs and seaweed,” …

Dutch English Man French De Boer Buoy

2 years, 6 months ago

Dugong conservation range notified by TN govt

Deccan Chronicle

Chennai: The State government notified India’s first ‘Dugong Conservation Reserve’ in the Palk Bay, covering 448 square kilometres of the coastal waters of Thanjavur and Pudukottai districts in a bid to protect the endangered Dugong species and its marine habitats in the region on Wednesday. The announcement on the conservation reserve was made by the State government on the floor …

State Dugong Conservation Seagrass Beds Palk Bay

2 years, 6 months ago

India gets its first Dugong Conservation Reserve in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu on Wednesday notified the country’s first ‘Dugong Conservation Reserve’ in Palk Bay covering the coastal waters of Thanjavur and Pudukottai districts with an area of 448 square kilometers. The coastal communities along Palk Bay understand the need to conserve dugongs and they have been cooperating with forest department in the conservation efforts ever since. To realise these objectives …

Tamil Nadu Dugong Conservation Seagrass Beds Palk Bay Conservation Reserve Dugong Conservation Reserve

2 years, 6 months ago

Rescued Irrawaddy dolphin calf dies despite weeks of care

Associated Press

BANGKOK — An Irrawaddy dolphin calf who was rescued and nursed day and night for weeks by veterinarians and volunteers after his rescue from a tidal pool on Thailand’s shore has died despite all their efforts, officials who were providing emergency care for the animal said Wednesday. The baby was nicknamed Paradon, roughly translated as “brotherly burden,” when he was …

Thailand Dolphin Irrawaddy Dolphins Paradon

2 years, 7 months ago

Five caught in floodwaters rescued in Warangal

Deccan Chronicle

WARANGAL: Four farmers and a youth who were stuck in floodwater were rescued in Jangaon and Mahbubabad of erstwhile Warangal district on Saturday. In Jangaon, four farmers who were identified as Anthati Yakaiah, Choudaveni Yadagiri, Anthati Somaiah and Bonagiri Peddulu went to their fields to carry out agriculture operations in their respective fields on the other side of the Peddamaduruwagu …

Warangal Floodwater Rescued Yakesh Peddamaduruwagu

2 years, 8 months ago

30 green sea turtles found dead in remote Japanese island, with many stabbed in the neck

The Independent

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