for 4Kozhikode (Ker), Oct 12 (PTI) Two fishermen were rescuedand a search is on for four others after a fishing boatcapsized on being hit by a ship about 46 nautical miles offthe Beypore coast, police said today.
Six fishermen had set out for the sea on the fishing boat'Emmanuel' from Munambam near Kochi yesterday. Their boatstarted sinking around 8.00 pm, Beypore coastal police said.
Two of them, Xavier (58) and Karthik (19), were rescuedby fellow fishermen in the vicinity. The duo along withanother injured fisherman Lopus were taken to a hospital inCoastguard vessel. A search is on for the missing fishermen,they said.
A release by the PRO of Indian Naval Base at Kochi said aCoastguard Dornier aircraft on a routine sortie from Kochithis morning received a radio message from a fishing boat'St Mary' about damage to another boat 'Emmanuel'.
The boat with about six crew members was sinking. Two ofthem were rescued by another boat 'Govind' in the vicinity,the release said.
The aircraft established contact with 'Govind' andlocated the sinking boat, about 46 nautical miles fromBeypore. Extensive search was conducted around 40 nauticalmiles around the boat by the aircraft.
A coastguard vessel CG404 deployed for the search andrescue operation could not locate them, and returned toBeypore with the two rescued crew and another person of'Govind' boat.
Another CG vessel has been deployed to continue thesearch operation, the release said, adding the search wouldcontinue tomorrow with the help of another aircraft and shipdeployed in Kochi. PTI KVSRY.
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