The Indian Coast Guard ship towing the seven Sri Lankan boats gone adrift off Katchatheevu 
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Indian Coast Guard ship saves seven Sri Lankan pilgrims’ boats gone adrift

Indian Coast Guard ship Rani Abbakka, engaged in the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) operations as part of St Antony’s Festival at Katchatheevu, has found seven Sri Lankan fibre boats adrift in Indian waters.

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Chennai

All these boats were immediately recovered by the Coast Guard ship and a thorough search was carried out. However, nothing suspicious was found onboard these boats.


Meanwhile, the Indian Coast Guard received a request from the Sri Lankan Coast Guard to help in searching for a few fibre boats with Sri Lankan pilgrims on board, which were secured at Katchatheevu but had gone adrift towards Indian waters due to bad weatherearly on Saturday.


As a goodwill gesture and to improve cooperation between both the maritime forces, the seven boats were handed over to Sri Lankan Coast Guard ship SLCG-409 at IMBL on Saturday afternoon by the Indian Coast Guard ship C-432, attached to Mandapam Coast Guard Station.

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