Mangalore, August 5: Four fishermen, who set out from fishing harbor, here, in the early hours of Sunday, survived high rising waves after the traditional boat they sailed in, capsized off the South Wharf.
Unpredictably, the sea turned rough in the wake of strong wind near the mouth of estuary when fishermen was returning after a successful half-day fishing venture, sources said.
Fortunately, other fishermen, who caught a glimpse of the accident at sea, rescued and brought them to the coast.
It is learnt that when the boat reached near the mouth of estuary, it was hit by big waves that caused it to overturn and capsize.
While three fishermen started swimming following the incident another one managed to cling on some remains of the fishing boat until they were found by rescuers.
According to sources, owner of the boat, P T Siddiq from Hoige Bazzar in the city, suffered a loss of around Rs 3 lakh as the boat capsized along with the fish and other materials.
The rescued fishermen are Muhammad Rafeeq (36), Muhammad Ejaz (20) Faraz (20) – all local residents and Mama (35), a Tamil Nadu based boat raider.
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