Cyclone Thane: 700 fishermen stranded

Chennai, Dec29  (TruthDive) : 100 fishing boats and 700 fishermen are stranded near the Nizampatnam Bay in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh due to rough sea conditions prevailing due to Cyclone Thane, expected to cross the coast by mid-noon tomorrow.


As weather forecasts reported about the cyclonic storm forming near Chennai and that it would move towards Andhra coast, boat owner associations radioed the weather warning message to all trawlers that left for fishing about five days ago. The trawlers moved towards safer areas near Krishnapatnam Port and nearby areas. No communication from about 100 boats was received and owners suspect that they might be stranded near Nizampatnam Bay due to the prevailing rough sea conditions.