Mangaluru, Jan 11, 2021: A gas cylinder in a fishing boat of Tamil Nadu exploded while on a fishing expedition around 140 nautical miles away from the Mangaluru coast on January 10, Sunday. The boat caught fire soon after the explosion. All the eleven fishermen on board the fishing boat have been rescued by the Coast Guard.
All of them have been brought to the New Mangalore Port and one of them who has suffered injuries has been admitted to the Wenlock Hospital.
As soon as the Coast Guard received a distress signal, two patrol vessels namely Sacheth and Sujeeth were pressed into service by the Coast Guard. A Dornier Aircraft was also pressed into service to trace the location of the distressed boat.
The severely injured fisherman was immediately administered first aid and was later shifted to the Coast Guard vessel.