Fishing boat damaged in hit and run by ship

The unit of a mechanised vessel that had ventured into the oversea from Thaengaaipattinam sportfishing harbour successful Kanniyakumari territory for multi-day heavy oversea enactment sportfishing had a miraculous flight erstwhile a vessel deed the sportfishing vas disconnected the Kasargod seashore connected Sunday.

Mechanised vessel ‘Susanna’ owned by T. Punitha of Chinnathurai adjacent Thoothoor successful Kanniyakumari district, which had gone for sportfishing from Thaengaaipattinam sportfishing harbour connected May 12, was returning to the base. When the sportfishing vas was 10 nautical miles disconnected Kasargode seashore astir 4.30 a.m. connected May 24, a ship, which was aboriginal identified arsenic ‘Ocean Radiance’, deed the vessel portion crossing this portion and sped distant without assisting the six unit successful the damaged sportfishing vessel. One of the fishermen successful the mechanised vessel was reportedly injured successful the incident.

Upon reaching Mangaluru successful Karnataka successful the damaged vessel with the assistance of different vessels successful the vicinity, operator of the vessel K. Antony filed a ailment with the section police. However, helium was advised to lodge the ailment with Kasargode constabulary arsenic the mishap had so taken spot successful the Kerala waters adjacent to the Kasargode shores.

After the First Information Report was registered by Coastal Police Station Kumbla, the constabulary started the investigation.