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Navy helps distressed Indian fishing craft in Lankan waters
The Navy and Coast Guard assisted an Indian fishing trawler that had drifted into Sri Lankan waters near Kovilan Lighthouse, Jaffna, due to mechanical failure. After inspecting the vessel on Sept. 22, 2024, repairs were carried out, and the trawler, along with its five crew members, was safely escorted up to international maritime boundary on the following day, Navy headquarters said.
The Northern Naval Command spotted a fishing trawler drifting in our waters off the Kovilan Lighthouse. The newly acquired trawler was on its way to Visakhapatnam from Kanniyakumari, when it encountered the breakdown.
The Navy later towed the distressed trawler to Kankasanthurei harbour, after informing the Consulate General of India, Jaffna. Subsequently, repairs were made to its defective rudder shaft bearing by the Command Naval Engineering Department (North). Afterward, the trawler was safely escorted up to IMBL on 23rd September.
