The Indian Coast Guard personnel rescued four fishermen who were stranded mid-sea.
The fishermen – Balaji (48), Karthik (30), Shanmugam (38) and Dakshinamurthy (48) set out to sea from Poompuhar at about 3 a.m. on Sunday and were scheduled to return later in the morning.
But, due to technical snag, they remained stranded and did not return till late afternoon.
Acting on an alert by the Coastal Security Group, Chennai, the Indian Coast Guard personnel led by Subash Kapoor, Deputy Commandant, conducted a search and located the stranded boat and the fishermen off Nagore.
The Coast Guard personnel towed the boat and brought it to Karaikal port in the evening. After setting right the technical snag, the fishermen left for Poompuhar.
This is the second rescue operation by the Coast Guard personnel for the second consecutive day. In a similar operation on Saturday, they had rescued 11 stranded fishermen of Nagapattinam district.
The fishermen set out to sea at 3 a.m. from Poompuhar and were scheduled to return later in the morning
Published - June 27, 2016 12:00 am IST
