10 fishermen stranded onboard fishing boat with no fuel rescued by Navy
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An Indian Navy vessel rescued 10 fishermen stranded in the sea off Kochi coast without sufficient fuel and provision in their Tamil Nadu-registered boat. The fishermen were spotted by INS Nireekshak, a diving support vessel of Southern Naval Command based at Kochi, that was on patrol along the Kerala coast. The boat with 10 crew, did not have sufficient fuel, water and provision to reach homeport Kolachel in Tamil Nadu.