Berhampur: A boat, carrying seven fishermen, capsized off the coast of Podampeta in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Thursday.
According to sources, the seven fishermen, all residents of Sananolia Nuagaon under Chhatrapur block, ventured into the sea around 4 this morning. The boat overturned near Podampeta due to rough sea conditions.
While six of the fishermen swam to safety, one individual, identified as A Kaleya, went missing.
The marine rescue teams is coordinating with the Coast Guard to intensify the search for the missing fisherman, sources added.
Meanwhile, the well-marked low pressure over south coastal Odisha moved slowly west-northwestwards and has weakened into a low pressure area over South Odisha and adjoining Chhattisgarh. It is likely to move west-northwestwards across Chhattisgarh during the next 24 hours.
The India Meteorological Departament (IMD) had warned fishermen against venturing into the sea till August 28. “Sea condition is likely to be moderate to rough along & off Odisha coasts and over North Bay of Bengal on August 27-28. Squally weather with wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph may also prevail along & off Odisha coasts and over North Bay of Bengal,” it added.
