Missing fishermen kin submit petition to Collector
The Hindu
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The families of two fishermen, who went missing 10 days ago, submitted a petition to Collector Dinesh Ponraj Oliver on Monday seeking help in locating them. Accompanied by village elders, panchayat president and their children, Vijaya, 21, wife of Vedamanickam, and Thesarus, 26, wife of Balamurugan appealed to the Collector for assistance in the hour of crisis. The sight of Ms. Vijaya with her four-month-old child was moving. On April 11, fourteen fishermen — seven from Tamil Nadu and the rest from West Bengal and Assam — ventured into the sea from Kozhikode jetty. On April 14, a Singapore cargo ship allegedly collided with their boat off Mangalore coast. Two fishermen, Velmurugan from Kannirajapuram in Ramanathapuram and Sunil Das from West Bengal were rescued by the cargo ship.More Related News

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