Coast Guard rescues 9 fishermen stranded near Karwar
Karwar: Indian Coast Guard staff rescued nine fishermen stranded in a fishing boat near Karwar coast on Monday.
The boat, St. Mary, was stranded for two days due to engine failure. The crew was running out of food and water, a release here stated on Tuesday.
The coast guard ship, ICGS C-420, on a routine patrol, received the message about the boat at about 1.50 p.m. on Monday. It located the boat at about 2.15 p.m. It was found that the boat’s engine crank shaft was damaged.
It was not feasible to carry out any repairs at sea. Hence, the boat was towed to Karwar harbour at about 4.45 p.m., the release stated.
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50 passengers from Karnataka stranded in conflict region arrived in New Delhi: CM office
Bengaluru (PTI): Fifty passengers from the state who were stranded in the Gulf region amid the ongoing West Asia conflict arrived in New Delhi early Friday morning after departing from Fujairah in the UAE, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's office said.
The protocol team (Karnataka govt) were at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi with breakfast, it said.
They were transported on a KSRP (Karnataka State Reserve Police) bus and two cars to domestic terminals for their onward travel to Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Hubballi, the CM office said in a statement.
Many were disgruntled and complained to the team that MEA did nothing, and it was only a local organisation that helped them with their tickets, etc., the statement claimed.
"Incidentally, we are the only state so far that is providing this assistance at the Delhi airport," it added.
