2 Fishermen Killed as Unidentified Ship Hits Their Boat
posted on Mar 1, 2012 @ 10:33AM
Just a couple of weeks after killing of two fishermen from the same area allegedly by two naval guards of the Italian ship 'Enrica Lexie' on February 15, freshly 2 fishermen are reportedly killed in a boat-ship collision. Two fishermen were killed and three others reported missing when an unidentified ship collided with their boat off Alappuzha coast in the early hours on Thursday. Two fishermen were rescued by the crew of other boats in the sea, district authorities said.
The boat, Dwan-II, had ventured to sea from Neendakara fishing harbour on Sunday with seven fishermen aboard. The Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Enforcement have launched a search to spot and identify the ship and find out how exactly the mishap occurred, Alappuzha District Collector Saurav Jain said. A rescued fisherman said the boat was anchored at sea when it was hit by the ship. The deceased were identified as Francis Justine and Xavier, both from Kollam district. The rescued fishermen were brought to Thottappaly fishing harbour in Alappuzha district and rushed to hospital.