Bhatkal: Fishing boats sink in deep sea
Fishermen rescue video goes viral
Udupi, August 12: The fishing boats left from Malpe shore for fishing sunk in the deep sea at Bhatkal- Gangolli on Sunday due to turmoil in the deep sea.
While returning, two boats capsized in the deep sea and it is said that 16 fishermen were rescued from the sinking boats.
On Saturday, a boat named Shiva Ganesh left for fishing from Malpe with eight fishermen. As the sea gets disturbed due to heavy rains and wind, the boat developed holes in it and started to sink. Later, fishermen gave distress call to Malpe and appealed for rescue. Another boat which also went for fishing from Malpe came to their rescue and saved all the eight fishermen from the sinking boat and brought them to Malpe.
Another boat Padmadas which was returning to Malpe after finishing also capsized near Gangolli. The fishermen trapped in that boat were also rescued. Now, the video of the rescuing activity has gone viral in the social media.
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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
