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TN: Fishermen struggling in sea for over 2 hours rescued
Jun 10, 2018
11:49 am
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Four fishermen struggling to stay afloat in rough seas for over two hours after their boat capsized off Kodiakarai coast in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam were rescued by other fishermen and brought ashore.
Fisheries department officials said the four men, hailing from Seruthur, set out to sea yesterday.
All four were taken to Nagapattinam's General Hospital; three were treated as outpatients while one was hospitalized.
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Other fishermen saw the four men struggling last night
Fisheries department officials said due to rough seas the fishermen's boat capsized and they fell into the sea and were struggling for over two hours. Some other fishermen passing through saw their plight, rescued them and brought them ashore last night, they said.