All the 15 fishermen were later rescued by other fishermen. Two fishing boats carrying 15 fishermen sank 70 nautical miles off Mumbai, prompting the Coast Guard to launch a search operation on Monday. "At about midnight of August 21/22, two fishing boats Himsagar and Krishna Sagar were reportedly sunk at sea 7 NM from Umargam. Indian Naval Ship Ganga and Indian Coast Guard Ship Agrim were also diverted to the area," the spokesperson said. All the 15 fishermen were picked up by other fishermen in the area and have landed ashore early this morning, he said, adding that the ships then returned to their respective tasks.

Source: dna August 22, 2016 06:10 UTC