KOCHI: The search continues for four fishermen who went missing after a fiberglass boat capsized at Munambam. Appu, Taha, Mohanan, natives of Malippuram and Raju, a native of Alappuzha are missing. Coastal police and fishermen are jointly conducting the search. A fishing boat from Malippuram sank yesterday.
There were seven people on the boat. Three of them were rescued last night and are currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Fort Kochi. The accident took place ten nautical miles from Munambam with water rushing into the boat.
More boats have been dispatched since dawn to aid in the search. "Water entered from the back, and the boat was sinking towards the east. Everyone on the boat survived except for four people who are still missing," said the rescued fisherman.