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CHENNAI, JULY 14
An Indian Navy’s patrol vessel on Wednesday rescued six fishermen who were stranded on their capsized boat off the Nagapattinam coast in Tamil Nadu.
#INSBitra, while on Palk Bay patrol rescued six fishermen stranded on their capsized boat off Point Calimere (Kodiakkarai) on 13 Jul 22. All six #Indian fishermen were safely brought to Nagapattinam and handed over to local authorities.@CSG_TN @SpokespersonMoD @Def_PRO_Chennai pic.twitter.com/a0YgYhP16O
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) July 14, 2022
“INS Bitra, while on Palk Bay patrol, rescued six fishermen stranded on their capsized boat off Point Calimere (Kodiakkarai) on July 13,” the Indian Navy’s statement said.
All six Indian fishermen were safely brought to Nagapattinam and handed over to local authorities, the Navy said.