Monday, January 14, 2019 - 01:00
A body of an Indian fisherman has been recovered by the Navy, during a search conducted in the sea area off the Delft Island yesterday.
The deceased is Karuppaiah Munnasami (55) from Ramanathapuram, India.
The Navy rescued eight more Indian fishermen and handed them over to the Kankesanthurai Police after administrating first aid to the rescued. Rough seas had resulted in fishermen facing difficulties.
Meanwhile, the Navy spotted over 500 Indian trawlers poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters, close to the Delft Island, on January 12 and seized two trawlers and arrested nine Indian fishers who trespassed into Sri Lankan territorial waters.
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