Fishing boat from Nagapattinam capsized by Sri Lankan vessel
3 months, 1 week ago

Fishing boat from Nagapattinam capsized by Sri Lankan vessel

New Indian Express  

NAGAPATTINAM: A fishing boat from Nagapattinam district was allegedly rammed and capsized by a Sri Lankan naval craft near Kodiyakarai on Tuesday evening. According to sources, the group, consisting of K. Sakthivel, R. Devaraj, S. Karthikeyan, and S. Sathish from Seruthur, departed for fishing in a motorised boat registered under M. Dharman on Tuesday morning. S. Karthikeyan, one of the fishermen, said, "We were about to deploy our nets when we saw the Sri Lankan vessel in the distance. The naval personnel eventually let the fishermen go as a couple of motorised boats from Seruthur and a boat from Karaikal arrived nearby.

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Four Nagapattinam fishermen robbed of their belongings mid-sea
3 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 …

Lankan Navy personnel dies while trying to seize TN boat
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Lankan Navy personnel dies while trying to seize TN boat

New Indian Express  

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Nagapattinam fishermen attacked mid-sea, robbed of their belongings in sixth such attack in two months
1 year, 2 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 …

Kerala boat capsize: Death toll rises to 22, owner converted fishing boat for tourist services
1 year, 7 months ago

Kerala boat capsize: Death toll rises to 22, owner converted fishing boat for tourist services

Firstpost  

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Fibre boat capsizes in Bay of Bengal: 10 fishermen rescued
2 years, 4 months ago

Fibre boat capsizes in Bay of Bengal: 10 fishermen rescued

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: A fibre boat with 10 fishermen capsized when it hit floating timber and overturned in Bay of Bengal between Chirra Yanam-Neelapalli of Uppalaguptam and Katrenikona mandals of Konaseema district on Thursday. Fisheries development officer Chodey Rambabu said as the fishermen went deeper into the sea, their boat hit hard timber floating astray. Ravva personnel reached the overloaded boat and …

Sri Lanka Navy personnel sink boat of TN fishermen, chase them away
2 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka Navy personnel sink boat of TN fishermen, chase them away

Deccan Chronicle  

Rameswaram: A group of Indian fishermen were allegedly attacked by Sri Lankan Navy personnel when they were fishing near the island nation's waters and a boat was sunk following a collision, a senior Fisheries department official said here. As many as seven fishermen who were in the boat fell into the water following the collision with the Lankan Navy vessel …

Lankan Navy Arrests 4 Tamil Nadu Fishermen; Rescues 14 Stranded from Karaikal
4 years, 1 month ago

Lankan Navy Arrests 4 Tamil Nadu Fishermen; Rescues 14 Stranded from Karaikal

News 18  

Four Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday when they were allegedly fishing in the sea off Kodiakarai coast, a fishermen association here said. Meanwhile, 14 fishermen belonging to neighbouring Karaikal district inthe union territory of Puducherry, who drifted to Lankan territory due to an engine snag in the boat were rescued by the Navy …

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