Rameswaram:The fishermen of Rameswaram have requested the repatriation of 11 rescued fishermen and one boat after the vessel broke down and ran aground in Sri Lanka’s Neduntheevu Thursday morning.
On Wednesday, 434 motorboats from Rameswaram set out for fishing in the Bagjalasanthi sea area after obtaining permission from the fisheries department.
At 3 am Thursday, a fibre motorboat without a registration number, belonging to Ramesh from Aathikadu, was fishing near Neduntheevu when the vessel developed a mechanical problem and ran aground.
After the Sri Lankan navy was informed that a boat belonging to Tamil Nadu fishermen had run aground in the waters of Neduntheevu, its personnel rushed to the spot and rescued the boat and 11 fishermen on board.
The rescued fishermen were identified as Ramesh (47) from Aathikadu in Rameswaram, Amala Deepan (32) from Akkalamadam in Pamban, Gersin Rishabh (28), Hendry Rohit (25), John Richard (46), Seeman (39), Arogya Ashok (48), Periyakaruppan (50) and Vellaissamy (43) from Chinnapalam, Anand (45) from Thangachimadam and Rohan from Kerala.
The Lankan navy, which has taken steps to take the boat to the Mayility fishing port, will also present the rescued fishermen at the Kayts magistrate court through the fisheries and aquatic resources department officials.
In this situation, the fishermen of Rameswaram have requested the Lankan government to repatriate the fishermen and their boat on goodwill, without filing cases.
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