Mangalore, August 21: Eight fishermen who were on board a trawler boat which has sunk off the coast of Ullal near here have been rescued, police said on Monday, in the latest in a series of maritime tragedies in Arabian Sea.
The trawler boat, owned by one Mohammad Shareef from Jeppu, here, sank 15 nautical miles off the coast.
Fortunately, all the eight fishermen on-board were rescued by fishermen from other boats, who caught a glimpse of the tragedy.
According to police the fishermen had ventured into fishing on Friday and were returning from fishing when the incident took place.
The loss is estimated at Rs 25 lakh. A case has been registered.
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