Coastal sailing vessel sinks off Kanniyakumari; crew rescued
The Hindu
A coastal sailing vessel, which was on its way to Maldives from Thoothukudi with 287 tonnes of cargo, got submerged after being caught in inclement weather, off Kanniyakumari coast in the early hours
A coastal sailing vessel, which was on its way to Maldives from Thoothukudi with 287 tonnes of cargo, got submerged after being caught in inclement weather, off Kanniyakumari coast in the early hours of Wednesday.
When coastal sailing vessel, Annai Velankanni Arockiya Vennila, was on its way to Maldives from Thoothukudi with 287 tonnes of cement, vegetables and other cargo, and nine crew, it was caught in rough weather even as it was 250 nautical miles off the island nation’s coast.
As the sailing became a life-threatening venture with the wind becoming hostile, master of the vessel Arockiyasamy, 40, of Thoothukudi, decided to return to Thoothukudi.