Transit boat capsizes in Arabian Sea; six swim to safety, one missing
Thane |
Press Trust of India Aug 27, 2018 11:59 AM IST
Amid the high tide, their transit boat overturned off the Uttan coast, located in Bhayandar area of Thane, police said.
Six fishermen swam to safety while one was missing after their boat capsized in the Arabian Sea off the Uttan coast in Thane, police said on Monday.
The mishap took place around 9:30 pm on Sunday when the seven fishermen on board the transit boat were on way to a bigger boat anchored in the deep sea, an official at the Uttan police station said.
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Amid the high tide, their transit boat overturned off the Uttan coast, located in Bhayandar area of Thane, he said.
While four fishermen swam to safety late last night, two reached the Uttan shore this morning, the official said.
Divers and locals were searching for the missing fisherman, he said.
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