Mangaluru: After swimming more than 12 hours for life, fisherman rescued by Indian Coast Guard
Mangaluru: Indian Coast Guard on Wednesday evening rescued a fisherman from the sea after over 12 hours after he went missing in the sea amidst tidal waves of the turbulent Arabian Sea.
The rescued fisherman has been identified as Goraya Rao (33) a resident of Orissa.
“A distress message was received from the Office of SP CSP Malpe, Udupi todate 23 Oct 2019 regarding missing of one fisherman named Goraya Rao aged 33 years from FB Shaional Angel with Reg No IND KA/01/3820. The FB left from Mangalore port for fishing AM today 23 Oct 2019” a press release from Coast Guard added.
“Indian Coast Guard Ship Savitribai Phule on deployment off Karnataka coast for exercise SAJAG was alerted and swiftly recovered the missing fisherman at about 1600 hrs off 10 NM from Malpe Light House. On recovery the fully exhausted fisherman was provided food and first-aid” it further stated.
According to the reports Goraya had ventured into the sea for fishing on Tuesday morning from Mangaluru port. He was reported missing 10 nautical miles away from Malpe at 3. am on Wednesday. He was rescued at 4.pm on Wednesday.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
