Fishing boat damaged in hit and run by ship
A fishing boat named 'Susanna' was struck by a ship identified as 'Ocean Radiance' off the Kasargod coast, resulting in damage to the vessel. The incident occurred while the boat was returning from a multi-day fishing trip, and one crew member sustained injuries. The driver of the boat filed a complaint with local police, prompting an investigation by the Coastal Police Station Kumbla.
- ▪The fishing boat 'Susanna' was returning from a fishing trip when it was hit.
- ▪The incident occurred about 10 nautical miles off the Kasargod coast.
- ▪One crew member was injured, and the ship that hit them did not stop to assist.
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The crew of a mechanised boat that had ventured into the sea from Thaengaaipattinam fishing harbour in Kanniyakumari district for multi-day deep sea stay fishing had a miraculous escape when a ship hit the fishing vessel off the Kasargod coast on Sunday.Mechanised boat ‘Susanna’ owned by T. Punitha of Chinnathurai near Thoothoor in Kanniyakumari district, which had gone for fishing from Thaengaaipattinam fishing harbour on May 12, was returning to the base. When the fishing vessel was 10 nautical miles off Kasargode coast around 4.30 a.m. on May 24, a ship, which was later identified as ‘Ocean Radiance’, hit the boat while crossing this zone and sped away without assisting the six crew in the damaged fishing vessel.
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