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A fisherman drowned while two others were injured and 20 others were rescued unhurt, after two more boats capsized in the sea off Baina and Majorda on Saturday, in the third such incident within a day.
According to a Drishti report, the first incident took place at about 6.50 am off Baina, when a fishing boat with 12 fisherman on board were heading out to sea. At a distance of 200 mtrs into the sea the engines failed and the boat capsized due to the huge waves.
Drishti said the morning duty lifeguard spotted the boat overturned and rushed into water with a rescue tube.
A lifeguard supervisor also rushed to the point with a patrol jeep and swam towards boat with a rescue tube. Both lifeguards reached the spot with rescue tube and spotted two fisherman away from the boat struggling in the water, while the others clung onto
