14 fishermen from Bengal rescued

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) today rescued 14 fishermen of West Bengal from the rough sea 55 nautical miles off Paradip light house in Odisha.
"Coast Guard today saved 14 lives on receipt of SOS call from assistant director, Fisheries, at Contai that a fishing trawler called Sandhya had gone missing," ICG spokesperson Avinandan Mitra said.
ICG regional headquarter here pressed into service a ship and Dornier aircraft to locate the boat carrying the fishermen from Contai on receipt of the SOS, he said.
The missing boat was located in the Bay of Bengal by one the aircraft about 55 nautical miles off Paradip light house. ICG ship 'Razia Sultana' was then sent to the boat, which was adrift on Bay of Bengal.

"The fishing boat carrying 14 crew members had gone to the mid-sea on July 11 for fishing and developed technical snag in its engine, leaving it adrift in the high seas," the spokesperson said.
All the 14 crew members are safe and were provided with food and other assistance before the boat was towed and handed over along with the crew at Paradip, he added.