Fishing boat sinks after collision with ship off Kerala coast, two missing
Kochi (PTI): Two persons are missing after a fishing boat sank following a collision with a ship off the Kollam coast, officials said on Sunday.
According to the coastal police, two crew members are missing, while nine others were rescued by the ship involved in the collision.
The fishing boat identified as St Joseph had 11 crew members, all from other states, and was engaged in deep-sea fishing.
The vessel had left Shakthikulangara harbour in Kollam on Friday night.
The accident occurred on Saturday when the boat collided with a foreign ship around 120 nautical miles off the coast.
The impact caused severe damage to the boat and it sank within a short time, an official said.
Soon after the incident, nine crew members were rescued by the ship involved in the accident, while attempts to locate the remaining two were unsuccessful.
Police said the rescued fishermen are likely to be brought to Kochi or Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram soon.
After recording the statements of the rescued crew members, a case will be registered, officials added.
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Man found dead in his shed on farm premises in Kollur, police file FIR
Kollur: In an incident reported from Jadkal village on Thursday morning, a 49-year-old man was found dead inside a shed in a farm, where he had been living for some time now.
The deceased worker is identified as Xavier CJ, son of Moli of Jadkal. His wife had moved to her maternal home in Kundapur, taking their children with her. Xavier is learned to have been living alone in the shed on this account.
Six months ago, allegedly due to his addiction to liquor and loneliness due to his distance from his family, Xavier is learned to have attempted to kill himself by cutting his hand.
On Thursday, Moli is learned to have returned from the mass at the church and visited the shed to call his son for Good Friday, but found Xavier lying dead alone in the shed.
Moli filed a police complaint expressing suspicion that his son was murdered.
Kollur Police officers have filed a case based on his complaint and are investigating.
