Mangaluru: A trawl boat consisting of nine fishermen capsized on 30th August, Wednesday after hitting a dune near estuary at Bengre, while it was being towed to the shore.
However, all the nine fishermen who were on the boat were rescued by the locals.
According to the sources, the boat that had gone for fishing developed a technical snag in mid-sea. Another boat named ‘Padmanabha Sea Master’ was towing the boat to the shore, but on the way to the shore, it hit the sand dunes and capsized.
Although the fishermen were rescued by the locals, the boat could not be pulled to the shore due to strong current. A loss of Rs. 63 lakh has been estimated.