Arial help sought for searching fishermen: Revenue Minister Deshpande writes to center
Bengaluru, Jan 10: Revenue Minister RV Deshpande sought Arial help from the centre to search eight fishermen who were missing from Udupi coast.
In a letter written to Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Deshpande said that all eight fishermen who have been to fishing in Suvarna Thribuja boat on Dec 13 were missing. Local Coast Guard and the Navy were instructed to search the missing fishermen. The state government has taken it seriously and taken all measures to identify them, he said appealing the Union Home Minister to direct the concerned authorities to provide arial help and other help required to trace the missing fishermen.
Deshpande also thanked Foreign Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for taking steps to release 18 fishermen who were detained by Iran authorities for the last four months.
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Gautam Singhania injured, 2 Indians missing in speedboat accident in Maldives
Male (PTI): Raymond Group Chairman & Managing Director Gautam Hari Singhania has sustained injuries, while two Indian nationals are reported missing after a speedboat capsized near Felidhoo island in the Maldives, according to local media reports.
There were seven people on board at the time of the incident near Vaavu atoll early Friday morning. Two women – a British national and a Russian national - and five Indian men were on board, the Edition.mv reported.
Police said five people fell into the sea when the vessel overturned, including the Russian woman and four Indian men.
Singhania, 60, who was among the tourists, has been rescued.
Citing police, news portal Adhadhu reported that he sustained minor injuries in the accident. He was discharged from the hospital after treatment, it added.
"The two missing persons are Indian nationals," police said, adding that search operations are on.
"The speedboat belongs to his yacht, TT Ashena. The Maldivian Coast Guard is still looking for two people who went missing in the accident," Adhadhu reported.
Citing sources, it said that the vessel involved in the accident was a Cigarette racing boat designed to be driven at high speeds.
Maldives National Defence Force's Male Area Command Coast Guard Second Squadron is searching for the missing individuals. The incident occurred about two nautical miles southwest of Keyodhoo, MNDF said.
