Kolkata: All seven fishing trawlers which were missing from
Wednesday morning due to heavy thunderstorms and a hit of cyclonic storm in the
Bay of Bengal, was found by the coast guards. The trawlers had as many as 118
fishermen on board.
Details of the fishermen were provided to the coast guard
officials by the Kakdwip fishermen's association.
As the latest news updates have revealed, coast guard
officials has received a complaint from the fisheries department about the lost
fishing trawlers; the officials started a search operation immediately since then.
Also, of the seven trawlers, four boats returned safely to the harbor. One was
found with engine malfunction and was located by Coast Guard ship Raziya
Sultana.
The coast guard officials have deployed two Coast Guard ship
and a Dornier maritime reconnaissance aircraft in the rescue operation
which found the remaining boats later.
Reports are that the Met Office had no alert message for the
fishermen, however deep depression and cyclonic storm were in the weather forecast.
All The trawlers went for fishing to the Kakdwip Steamer Ghat.
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