MAPUSA
Four persons were rescued when a fishing boat capsized in the sea off Vagator in the wee hours of Wednesday.
According to reports, the incident took place at about 4.45 am when local fisherman Raj Chodankar of Siolim had set out from the Chapora Jetty along with his crew, Akash (23), Anjuli (25) and Sanjay (24).
Their boat capsized in the sea due to a storm but Chodankar and his crew remained afloat as they had life-vests. On noticing that the boat had capsized, other fishing boats in the area rushed to their rescue and rescued the four persons.
The fishing boats also managed to tow the capsized boat ashore.
Chodankar, however, suffered losses as the boat’s motor got damaged, while the fishing net was swept away.
On receiving news of the incident, teams from the Mapusa fire station, Anjuna police and lifeguards rushed to the site.
