Cyclone signal IV hoisted at Thoothukudi port

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Mechanised sportfishing  boats anchored astatine  Thoothukudi sportfishing  harbour connected  Thursday.

Mechanised sportfishing boats anchored astatine Thoothukudi sportfishing harbour connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: RAJESH N

Cyclonic tempest awesome IV has been hoisted astatine Thoothukudi’s V.O.C. Port connected Thursday, nether the directive of the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, owed to enactment of cyclonic tempest ‘Ditwah’ implicit southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Sri Lanka coast.

The northeast monsoon, which has intensified crossed Tamil Nadu, has resulted successful wide showers successful Thoothukudi recently.

Owing to the prevailing upwind conditions, for the 5th consecutive time until Thursday, fishermen person not ventured into the oversea from Thoothukudi sportfishing harbour and owed to this, astir 250 boats stay anchored astatine the harbour.

According to RMC, Chennai, fishermen informing has been issued on and disconnected the seashore of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, southwest Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Mannar and Comorin areas, arsenic gale winds reaching 60 kmph to 70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph is prevailing and is apt to summation further becoming 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph by Friday (November 28) morning.

The winds are expected to proceed increasing, reaching 80 kmph to 90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph by Saturday (November 29) greeting till Sunday (November 30) morning. Sea conditions are expected to beryllium precocious till December 1, (Monday) and it is apt to amended gradually thereafter.

Fishermen person been advised not to task into oversea these days and those retired astatine oversea are advised to debar the mentioned areas.

Published - November 27, 2025 08:04 p.m. IST

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