BRAHMAPUR: Six fishermen from
Andhra Pradesh have been rescued by local fishermen of New Boxipalli village under
Gopalpur police station in Ganjam district, 30 km from here, police sources
said. The fishermen of Upada in East Godavari district
of Andhra Pradesh, who had ventured into the sea in a small trawler on July 31,
were missing for a week.
They faced problems many problems
as their vessel developed a snag and went into deep waters. They could not come
back to their place. Local fishermen spotted their vessel in the sea and took
them ashore on Tuesday, the sources said.
Following the rescue of the
fishermen, they were taken to New Boxipalli village near Gopalpur. While
narrating their experience, one of the six fishermen said they had to spend a
week in the sea without proper food and water. “It’s a new birth for us,” said a
fisherman G Ramesh.
District administration of Ganjam
examined their health and made arrangement for their safe departure. The district
administration has also made arrangement repairing their fishing vessel.
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