Five fishing boats sunk in the Arabian Sea near Harnai Anjarle coast in the district this morning, police said.
Of the total 29 fishermen on these boats, 26 swam to safety while three are still untraceable, they said.
"It has been raining heavily since yesterday in the district. Despite the heavy rains, these five boats ventured into the sea for fishing and sunk after travelling a distance," police said.
The fishermen on these boats jumped into the water and 26 of them swam to the shore.
A report has been lodged with Dapoli police station, they said, adding that search operations are on to trace the missing fishermen.
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