Two Indian fishermen were reported missing, while two others swam safely to Kachchatheevu Island on Tuesday after an Indian vessel capsized near the sea border with India, according to the Sri Lankan Navy.
Kachchatheevu Island is in the Palk Strait, which is a narrow strip of water separating Tamil Nadu from Sri Lanka. It is a rich fishing ground attracting both countries’ fishermen, who are arrested frequently for inadvertently trespassing into each other’s waters.
“Two Indian fishermen were reported missing, while two others swam safely to Kachchatheevu Island on Tuesday after a boat carrying four Indian fishermen met with an accident in the seas near the island,
The incident occurred earlier today, prompting a swift response from the Sri Lanka Navy, Navy spokesperson Captain Gayan Wickramasuriya who said that the two who were in danger after the vessel overturned, were successfully rescued.
The search and rescue operation is ongoing to locate the missing Indian fishermen,
On August 1, an Indian fisherman was killed and another went missing following a collision between a Sri Lankan naval vessel and an Indian fishing boat allegedly poaching in the island nation's territorial waters.
