2 fishermen drown as boat capsizes off coast in Maharashtra

Two fishermen died after their boat capsized in the Arabian Sea off the Sindhudurg coast in Maharashtra in the wee hours of Saturday. The incident occurred around 2 am off the Nivati beach in Sindhudurg, a police official said. "There...

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Mumbai, Updated At : 10:36 AM Oct 06, 2024 IST

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Two fishermen died after their boat capsized in the Arabian Sea off the Sindhudurg coast in Maharashtra in the wee hours of Saturday.

The incident occurred around 2 am off the Nivati beach in Sindhudurg, a police official said. "There were a total of 14 fishermen on board the boat. They had gone fishing when their boat capsized. While two fishermen drowned, 12 others managed to reach a safe place," he said.

The deceased were identified as Raghunath Dharmaji Yeraji (49) and Anand Pundlik Paradkar (52).