CYCLONE-LD TRAWLER 2 LAST

Union Territory Daman and Diu Fisheries department
official Abhilasha Agarwal told PTI that the fishermen in
Gujarat were stuck 40 nautical miles off the Daman coast. The
fishermen had left the coast two days ago before the cyclone
warning was issued.

"We sent a message to the fishermen with the help of
Indian Coast Guard. They will be trying to reach them using
the helicopters," Agarwal said.
In Bhavnagar, a level three warning was issued by the
district administration asking the fishermen to stay away from
the sea for the next 48 hours.
Meanwhile, 24 persons including eight fishermen were
rescued by the Navy and Coast Guard from the choppy waters in
the Arabian sea in Maharashtra.
Eight fishermen, including a minor, who ventured into
the rough sea ignoring the warnings of a cyclonic, were
rescued off the Ratnagiri coast in Konkan region with the help
of Navy's Chetak helicopter, Capt M Nambiar, Ministry of
Defence spokesman, said.
Sixteen crew members of two vessels were rescued by the
Coast Guard from Bombay High, an off-shore oilfield 160 km off
the coast of Mumbai, he said.
The Navy has deployed its personnel equipped with
boats and lifeguards in Mankhurd, Malad, Worli, Ghatkopar and
Colaba areas in Mumbai to carry out rescue operations in the
event of floods, he added.
The Coast guard has also earmarked an aircraft and two
vessels for search and rescue operations and for preventing
fishermen from venturing into sea, he added. PTI TEAM
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