Indian Coast Guard Rescues 20 Bangladeshi Fishermen

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 20 Bangladeshi fishermen from the sea off Sagar Island near Indo-Bangladesh International Maritime Border Line (IMBL) on Tuesday.

According to the defence ministry statement, ICG saved the lives of fishermen after the Coast Guard Dornier aircraft on surveillance sortie of the post-landfall of cyclone “Sitrang” sighted approx 20 persons in water-capsized boats from about 90 nautical miles from IMBL and alerted the search and rescue team.

Coast Guard ships Vijaya, Varad and C-426 were diverted to augment search and operation efforts and sanitise the area. The 20 Bangladeshi fishermen were subsequently taken over by ICG Ship Vijaya. According to the statement, the fishermen were checked by medical officers onboard the ICG ship for their fitness before being handed over to Bangladesh Coast Guard.