According to an official release, specific intelligence was developed by the officers of DRI that foreign-origin gold is being smuggled into India from Srilanka through the Vedhalai coast in Ramnathapuram District by a gang using a fishing boat.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) turned out to be the first responder after receiving a distress call from the fishing boat Durga Bhavani, which caught fire following a cooking gas cylinder explosion in the Bay of Bengal on Friday afternoon, officials said on Saturday.
In recent past, the Indian Coast Guard has undertaken many such successful medical evacuations from deep sea, both on the east as well as on the west coast of India, in keeping with its motto, "We Protect."
The 19 fishermen included nine from Mayiladuthurai, four from Pudukottai, six from Karaikal in Puducherry state. All of them went fishing in the sea in two boats on March 6.
In a tragic incident, a 4-year-old child died and at least two others were missing after a country-made boat carrying 15 people capsized in the Brahmaputra River in Assam's South Salmara Mankachar district due heavy storm, an official said on Monday.
Eight Chinese migrants were found dead on the coast of southern Mexico, reportedly after their boat capsised along a popular but perilous route for illegally entering the United States.
The Indian Coast Guard evacuated five fishermen from a sinking Indian fishing boat, Premsagar, at mid-sea, approximately 40 km from Porbandar, on Sunday.
ICG Ship C-16 was sailed immediately from Porbandar after input from the fisheries community regarding sinking boat was received at Maritime Rescue Sub Centre Porbandar of Indian Coast Guard's Dist HQ -1 (South Gujarat Daman & Diu).
The Armed Forces of the Philippines said that BRP Cabra managed to manoeuvre and reach Unaizah May 4 to provide assistance to the Philippine supply boat, which had sustained "significant damage."