According to the Indian Coast Guard, which is conducting search and rescue operations jointly with the Bangladesh Coast Guard, fishing boat 'Mahagauri' with 17 crew members had drifted across the international maritime boundary line (IMBL) and capsized.
One crew of the capsized boat Anup Das was rescued by a Bangladeshi fishing boat and handed over to an Indian fishing boat near the IMBL.
Five bodies were found from near the capsized boat which has been found south of Heron Point in Bangladeshi waters, officials said.
In the meantime, another fisherman Nirmal Jana has been rescued while ten fishermen of the boat are still untraceable.
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Another fishing boat 'Prosenjit', also feared to have been capsized in the rough seas, is still missing. It is estimated that there might be around ten fishermen in it, officials said.
Inspector General K R Nautiyal, Coast Guard Commander (north east) said, "each life at sea is precious to us and our assets will comb the area for survivors".
Later on six of them were found to be safe.
"A joint search and rescue mission is being undertaken by Indian Coast Guard and Bangladeshi Coast Guard within Bangladeshi waters. BNS Amin and BNS Sangu are the two Bangladeshi ships that have joined the operation. Indian coast guard ship Sarojini Naidu is in the area and is being joined by Coast Guard Ship Rajkiran shortly," Coast Guard officials said.
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