Stephen Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (MS)
Kasargod, Jul 4: A fishing boat capsized in the sea off the coast here on the morning of Sunday, July 4.
Three fishermen have gone missing in the mishap while four managed to swim ashore.
The missing persons have been identified as Sandeep (33), Rathish (30) and Karthik (29) of Kasaba Kadappur.
Ravi (40), Shibin (30), Manikuttan (35) swam to the shore and survived. They have been admitted to Kasargod general hospital.
The mishap occurred when the high sea waves hit the fiber fishing boat. The boat capsized as a result and was partly damaged.
Coastal security police, fire service personnel and other fishermen have launched a search operation for the missing people.