9 Fishermen Killed, 1 Missing As Trawler Capsizes In Bay Of Bengal

The trawler capsized due to sudden high waves near Rakteshwari island off the Bakkhali coast in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said.

Bodies of nine fishermen from West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district were found on Thursday morning inside the trawler that capsized in the Bay of Bengal, officials said. One person is still missing and a search is on to find him, they said. The trawler, ''Haimabati'', capsized due to sudden high waves near Rakteshwari island off the Bakkhali coast in the early hours of Wednesday when it was returning after catching hilsa, officials said. Fishermen Sankar Sashmal Majhi and Saikat Das who were on the deck and operating the trawler could manage to jump into the sea. Another fishing boat rescued them later.