A fishing boat with 18 fish workers that was stranded in the deep sea due to engine trouble was rescued by a Fisheries department boat on Sunday.
Alphonsa, a boat owned by Aloysius of Kalavur, got stranded two nautical miles off Azhikode estuary. The rescue mission initiated action after the Azhikode Fisheries station received a call for help.
A rescue team with two boats from the Fisheries department at Chettuva and Azhikode and a 24X7 functional fisheries station with a Marine Enforcement unit are ready for marine rescue operations, according to Thrissur district Fisheries Deputy Director Suganda Kumari.
