Nine on tugboat remain stranded at sea, rescue efforts on
The Hindu
Two crew members of another tugboat die, three survive, and search on for remaining three
Nine crew members of tugboat ‘Coromondel Supporter IX’ remained stranded at sea at “Mulki Rocks,” about 6 km off the Kaup coast in Udupi district, after the vessel ran aground on Sunday owing to Cyclone Tauktae-induced strong winds and rough waves in the Arabian Sea. Karnataka Coast Guard Commander, DIG S.B. Venkatesh told The Hindu that efforts were on to rescue the crew. However, the process was getting affected by inclement weather. Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner K.V. Rajendra said the crew members were safe. New Mangalore Port Trust chairman A.V. Ramana told The Hindu that the vessel’s contract with Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd., (MRPL) ended last December and it was on the port’s outer anchorage since May 5 waiting instructions from owner, M/s Atlantic Shipping.Leaders and legislators hailing from Ballari, which is part of the Kalyana Karnataka region, seem to be a source of much political upheaval in Karnataka, going by recent history. This has been the case since the time illegal mining hit national and international headlines in the 2000s and the place gained reputation as “Republic of Ballari”.
The former BJP MLA of Udupi K. Raghupathi Bhat claimed on Saturday that he contesting the Legislative Council elections from South West Graduates’ Constituency as rebel candidate made the saffron party field its party leader C. T. Ravi in the biennial elections to the Legislative Council from the Legislative Assembly.