Fishers stranded in the Andamans return
4 years, 10 months ago

Fishers stranded in the Andamans return

The Hindu  

A total of 43 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were stuck in the Andamans for over two months reached Chennai Port on Sunday. They were among 163 persons who were brought back from the islands by the NanCowry ship, said Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar. Home quarantine “We have been checked for COVID-19 but are under home quarantine,” said Selvam, a fisherman from Cuddalore, who returned from the Andamans by flight. Mr. Jayakumar said efforts were on to bring back fishermen stuck in Iran and other countries.

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Two Sri Lankan fishermen stranded in Indian waters brought ashore
1 week, 6 days ago

Two Sri Lankan fishermen stranded in Indian waters brought ashore

The Hindu  

Two fishermen from Sri Lanka were reportedly found stranded in mid-sea in a trawler near Indian waters and were safely brought to the shores in Thondi by local fishermen of Ramanathapuram district on Thursday. Marine Police officers said that the two were identified as Vimalendran Gnanaraj, 45, and Boologa Dasan, 54, of Jaffna in Sri Lanka. According to the confession, …

Fishers attacked by Sri Lankan navy had permission till Jan 28: Minister
2 months ago

Fishers attacked by Sri Lankan navy had permission till Jan 28: Minister

Hindustan Times  

Hours after two fishermen from Puducherry were injured after the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire while apprehending a group of fishers early on Tuesday, Puducherry fisheries minister K Lakshminarayanan said that the fishermen had permission to fish in the sea till January 28 and urged the Centre to take steps to stop such attacks. The incident took place when the …

Six fishermen missing at sea return safely ashore after 25-hour ordeal
11 months, 4 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 …

Seven Tamil Nadu Fishermen Go Missing Amid Rough Sea Conditions
4 years, 7 months ago

Seven Tamil Nadu Fishermen Go Missing Amid Rough Sea Conditions

News 18  

Seven fishermen from this island town are missing while over 4,000 others aborted fishing and safely returned to the shores early Tuesday following rough sea conditions, an official said. The seven fishermen were among those who put out to sea in 622 mechanised boats on Monday afternoon as against the usual practice of leaving early in the day as the …

Indian to evacuate fishermen stranded in Iran
5 years, 1 month ago

Indian to evacuate fishermen stranded in Iran

Deccan Chronicle  

The Union government has initiated measures to bring back stranded Indian fishermen from Covid 19 hit Iran. Seventeen fishermen from the fishing villages in Thiruvananthapuram trapped in Iran had sent a video seeking immediate help as they are stranded in the virus hit country without having food, drinking water and other basic needs. In the video, the fishermen said that …

21 fishermen from Tamil Nadu stranded in Iran without pay, official documents; government says they will be brought home safely
6 years, 9 months ago

21 fishermen from Tamil Nadu stranded in Iran without pay, official documents; government says they will be brought home safely

Firstpost  

Twenty-one fishermen from Tamil Nadu who went to Iran for jobs are in trouble, with no pay and little food. Their travel documents have been impounded by their employer, a fishermen’s welfare body said on Wednesday, and urged the government to take steps for their safe return. They had gone to Iran to take up fishing on a “share in …

Sri Lanka releases all 51 Tamil Nadu fishermen
8 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka releases all 51 Tamil Nadu fishermen

Deccan Chronicle  

RAMESWARAM: Providing a much needed relief for the anguished fishermen community in the State, Sri Lanka on Friday ordered the release of all the 51 fishermen from Tamil Nadu arrested by their Navy during the months of November and December 2016, for allegedly poaching into Sri Lankan waters while fishing in Palk Straits and Gulf of Mannar and other nearby …

About 4,000 fishermen stranded on Indonesian islands
10 years ago

About 4,000 fishermen stranded on Indonesian islands

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The number of foreign fishermen stranded on several remote eastern Indonesian islands has spiraled to 4,000, including some revealed in an Associated Press investigation to have been enslaved. The migration agency said Friday that the report follows several years of close work with Indonesian authorities to rescue hundreds of fisherman identified as victims of trafficking. “The Thailand …

18 TN fishermen return to safety in Odisha
11 years, 5 months ago

18 TN fishermen return to safety in Odisha

India TV News  

Chennai : Eighteen fishermen of Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, who were feared missing in Odisha, returned safely yesterday. They were trapped in a trawler near Paradip ahead of Cyclone Phailin. They were later taken to the district headquarters after providing medical aid, food, water and clothing by the district and Coast Guard authorities.The fishermen were trapped around 4 km …

Refugee families abandoned in mid-sea rescued
11 years, 11 months ago

Refugee families abandoned in mid-sea rescued

The Hindu  

Lured by the promise of safe haven in Australia, but abandoned in the mid-sea, 120 Tamil refugees from across various Sri Lankan refugee camps in the State were rescued from a stranded fishing boat off the Velankanni coast on Saturday. The mechanised fishing trawler was abandoned by the boat’s master some 15 km east of Nagapattinam, defence sources said in …

India, Sri Lanka take steps to end fishermen's travails
13 years, 2 months ago

India, Sri Lanka take steps to end fishermen's travails

The Hindu  

India and Sri Lanka have intensified efforts to resolve the issue of fishermen from both countries plying their trade in a “limited pool of water,” according to officials briefing journalists on External Affairs Minister S.M. The sources said the Sri Lankan government was very helpful when a cyclone hit the region late last month, leaving more than 40 Indian fishermen …

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