1. Home
  2. Trawl boat fire destroys three mercantile ships; huge loss estimated

Trawl boat fire destroys three mercantile ships; huge loss estimated

[email protected] (CD Network,Photos by Ahmed Anwar)
March 13, 2011

Mangalore, March 13: In a bizarre incident, four vessels caught fire at Kasba Bengre under mysterious circumstances on Sunday afternoon creating panic among the fishermen and local residents.

The fire that started at around 3:15 pm, on board a trawl boat pulled ashore for repairs, spread to three mercantile ships parked alongside.

The mishap completely destroyed two mercantile ships named 'Musthafa' and 'Abbas' owned by Kunnhi Koya, from Hamaimi in Lakshadweep and TK Ahmed Haji from Kavaratti, Lakshadweep respectively, while another mercantile ship 'Hashmi Madath' owned by a Kolkata based businessman and trawl boat 'Karavali' owned by local entrepreneur Hameed Bengre have been partially destroyed.

Two of these mercantile ships (Abbas and Mustafa) operated towards Lakshadweep and the third (Hashmi Madath) towards Kolkata. The trawl boat was being used for local fishing operations off the coast of Mangalore.

The owners of the 'Abbas' and 'Mustafa' claimed that they have suffered an estimated loss of Rs 50 lakh each, while the owners of Hashmi Madath and trawl boat put the estimated loss at Rs 25 lakh and Rs 5 lakh respectively.

People at the ship yard, said they saw the fire blazing up to five meter high. However six fire extinguisher vehicles from Pandeshwar, Kadri and NMPT responded quickly, and the fire was brought under control within a half an hour, said a senior police officer.

Panambur police circle Inspector Valentine D'Souza along with a team visited the spot and began an investigation into the fire tragedy.

BT_0

BT_1

BTT_0

BTT_1

BTT_2

BTT_3

BTT_4

BTT_5

BTT_6

BTT_7

BTT_8

BTT_9

BTT_10

BTT_11

BTT_12

BTT_13

BTT_14

BTT_15

BTT_16

BTT_17

BTT_18

BTT_19

BTT_20

BTT_21

BTT_22

BTT_23

BTT_24

BTT_25

BTT_26

BTT_27

Comments

Add new comment

About text formats
  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.
coastaldigest.com news network
May 17,2020

Bengaluru, May 17: At least 54 new COVID-19 positive cases have emerged since last evening, raising Karnataka's tally to 1,146, a health official said today.

Among the 1,146 cases, 611 are active and isolated in designated hospitals across the state, 497 patients got discharged and 37 died of the virus.

Of the new cases, Mandya district alone reported 22 cases, followed by 10 in Kalaburgi, 6 in Hassan, 4 in Dharward, 3 each in Kolar and Yadgir, 2 each in Dakshina Kannada and Shivamogga and 1 each in Udupi and Shivamogga.

New Cases Reported: 54
Total Active Cases: 611
Total Discharges: 497
Total Covid Deaths: 37
Death of Covid +ve patient due to Non-Covid cause: 1
Total Positive Cases: 1146

Comments

Add new comment

About text formats
  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.
News Network
March 26,2020

Mau/ Kalaburagi, Mar 26: Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday asked lockdown violators in Mau to do push-ups and squats as a punishment.
In Karnataka's Kalaburagi, police personnel punished the violators of the lockdown.
In his address to the nation on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown in the entire country effective from midnight to deal with the spread of coronavirus, saying that "social distancing" is the only option to deal with the disease, which spreads rapidly.
According to the Health Ministry, the total number of positive COVID-19 cases in India reached 606, including 43 foreign nationals.

Comments

Add new comment

About text formats
  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.
News Network
July 19,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 19: In the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown imposed till July 23, streets in the Dakshina Kannada district here bore a deserted look today (Sunday) morning.

The state government had allowed relaxation hours between 8 am to 11 am in the week-long total shutdown. However today there was no relaxation. 

All shops including those selling essential commodities were also seen closed in the district today. Besides, barricades were also seen stationed at different junctures on the road.

As per Karnataka's COVID-19 information portal, a total of 59,652 coronavirus cases have been reported in the state, including 36,631 active cases and 21,775 recoveries. So far, 1,240 people have died due to the infection in the state. 

Dakshina Kannada so far recorded 3,311 covid-19 positive cases and 75 deaths.

Comments

Add new comment

About text formats
  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.