Three days after 45 mechanised fishing boats were gutted in a massive fire accident and had sunk to the depths of the jetty at the Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour, the authorities concerned are now focussing on salvaging the remains of the boats.
On November 19 (Sunday), a fire that emanated from one of the moored boats spread rapidly to the others anchored at the jetty. It soon turned into an inferno. Except for a few of them, all boats sank. The usual operations cannot resume unless the remains of the boats are not salvaged.
The depth of water at the jetty is around 6 metres (18 to 20 feet). A boat in normal circumstances weighs around 40 tonnes and hauling them up from the depths of water need equipment and expertise.
