The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued eight fishermen who were stranded after their boat developed a crack at sea 95 nautical miles off the coast of Chennai on Wednesday. The Coast Guard managed to save eight out of the 10 crew members aboard the fishing boat. One fisherman lost his life and another remained missing after the boat sank in the Bay of Bengal.
The boat named Periyanayaki with 10 fishermen ventured into the sea and while they were traveled a few nautical miles away from the coast. Their boat developed a hole and water started entering the vessel.
Immediately, the fishermen alerted the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) and the Coast Guard sent a merchant vessel to the location.
Later, Coast Guard Ship C-440 took the rescued fishermen to Chennai port.
The Coast Guard is still continuing the search to rescue the missing fishermen.
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