Chennai, Nov. 7 -- Citing the deaths of seven of the nine Tamil Nadu fishermen, who went missing during Cyclone Murasu, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Saturday said this incident underscored the grave risks associated with venturing into the sea for fishing during Cyclones disregarding weather advisories, and that the search to trace the remaining two fishermen were continuing.
In a statement, it said as per the information from Tamil Nadu government authorities, the fishing boat Sri Sengalamman with nine crew onboard, left Chennai Kasimedu fishing harbour on October 29 post landfall of Cyclone Arnab and thereafter had taken shelter at Nizampatnam as per warnings of Cyclone 'Murasu' which was predicted to make landfall in the intervening ...