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Naval vessel rammed and sunk a fishing boat in the sea off Chennai
A naval vessel has rammed and sunk a fishing boat in the sea off Chennai, critically injuring a fisherman and wounding his four mates. Worse still, the officers on board agreed to pick up the fishermen from the waters and reach them to the shore for medical help only after obtaining a written assurance that they would not report the mishap to the police. The Navy men even paid Rs 20,000 for the fishermens silence.
According to one of the injured fishermen Rathnavel (49), they had anchored their mechanised fishing boat (TN-02-FRB-152) some 18 nautical miles off the Kasimedu fishing harbour and were waiting after casting the net. Around 11.30 am on Thursday, the fishermen sighted the huge naval ship sailing in their direction.
A naval vessel has rammed and sunk a fishing boat in the sea off Chennai, critically injuring a fisherman and wounding his four mates. Worse still, the officers on board agreed to pick up the fishermen from the waters and reach them to the shore for medical help only after obtaining a written assurance that they would not report the mishap to the police. The Navy men even paid Rs 20,000 for the fishermens silence.
According to one of the injured fishermen Rathnavel (49), they had anchored their mechanised fishing boat (TN-02-FRB-152) some 18 nautical miles off the Kasimedu fishing harbour and were waiting after casting the net. Around 11.30 am on Thursday, the fishermen sighted the huge naval ship sailing in their direction.