Five fishermen went missing after a trawler with 18 people on board capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Kendo island of West Bengal on August 19, an officer-bearer of a major fishermen’s association said.
The island’s location marks the end of the Sundarbans area.
Kakdwip Sub-Divisional Officer Aranya Banerjee said that a Coast Guard team will go to the island on August 20 morning for a rescue operation.
