A fishing boat that ventured into the sea with 16 fishermen on board on Thursday morning capsized due to strong estuarine waves at the treacherous Muthalapozhi harbour mouth in Thiruvananthapuram. All the fishermen were rescued by the local people.
Safety concerns
In the same place, four fishermen had died after a fishing boat overturned on July 10. This was followed by over half-a-dozen boat accidents in less than three weeks in the same place, raising serious concerns about the safety of those who go for deep sea fishing from the harbour during monsoon season.
