The Coast Guard said at 3:30 pm on Monday, Chinese coast guard vessels numbered 14608, 14604, 14512, and 14603 navigated into Kinmen's territorial waters. After the Coast Guard dispatched three patrol boats the Chinese vessels withdrew at 4:37 pm.
Amidst the Lok Sabha election, voters of Dhubri Ghat in Assam, used boats to arrive at a polling booth to cast their votes during the third phase of elections.
In the Red Sea, US Marines are spearheading operations to defend shipping boats against Houthi strikes, which are purportedly directed at ships that use Israeli ports or have ties to Israel.
Amidst the ongoing second phase of elections, voters of 44/68 Raima Valley AS remote area of Dhalai district, Tripura, chose boats as their mode of travel for exercising their franchise rights.
One of the key demands of Puducherry fishermen is the installation of GPS technology into their boats. Demanding the same, one of the fishermen said that traditional methods have become less reliable due to factors like climate change and overfishing. Hence, it has created a need for inno
The fishermen community also praised the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMSSY) and said the scheme is benefiting them, adding that they will support PM Modi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, as they expect getting more benefits in his third term.
According to Jay Tarriela, spokesperson for the Philippine Coast Guard, two Chinese coastguard ships engaged in what he described as "harassment" of Filipino fishing vessels near the Iroquois reef on April 4.
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.
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."
The C-17 aircraft of the Indian Air Force executed a precision air-born drop of two boats along with Indian Navy MARCOS in the Arabian Sea in support of anti-piracy 'Operation Sankalp'.
"I request your urgent intervention in a matter of great concern affecting our country's fishermen. The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended three mechanized fishing boats (two registered in Tamil Nadu and one registered in Puducherry) along with 22 fishermen in two separate incidents on March 10, 20