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Fisherman goes missing after falling into sea off Tuticorin coast, search underway

Fisherman goes missing after falling into sea off Tuticorin coast, search underway

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A fisherman named Thambi Raj fell overboard from a mechanised fishing boat amid strong winds while returning to Tuticorin harbour, and is now missing. Search operations are underway along the Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) coast. The local fishing community says it informed the Fisheries Department about the incident, but officials have not yet deployed departmental rescue boats for the search.A fisherman named Thambi Raj fell overboard from a mechanised fishing boat amid strong winds while returning to Tuticorin harbour, and is now missing. Search operations are underway along the Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) coast. The local fishing community says it informed the Fisheries Department about the incident, but officials have not yet deployed departmental rescue boats for the search.

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  • left · 2 outlets

    Seven bodies of missing Tamil Nadu fishermen have been recovered and a search is underway for two others after their boat sank during a cyclone, says the Indian Coast Guard.

    — Mathrubhumi English

  • center · 2 outlets

    ONGOLE: Seven of the nine fishermen who went missing after a Tamil Nadu fishing boat capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Kothapatnam in Prakasam district were recovered. The family members who came to Ongole identified the bodies and, after completing all formal procedures, left for Tamil Nadu with…

    — The New Indian Express

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Thambi Raj reportedly fell overboard from a mechanised fishing boat amid strong winds while returning to Tuticorin harbour

Coverage arrived over 11 hours — first from The New Indian Express, latest from Mathrubhumi English.

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Coverage Bias Distribution

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Center-Right / Right 0 (0%)
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  1. The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

    Seven of nine missing Tamil Nadu fishermen found dead off AP coast; search on for two others

    ONGOLE: Seven of the nine fishermen who went missing after a Tamil Nadu fishing boat capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Kothapatnam in Prakasam district were recovered. The family members who came to Ongole identified the bodies and, after completing all formal procedures, left for Tamil Nadu with…

  2. 2 hours later
  3. The Federal Center-Left New Generation Media Corporation Pvt. Ltd. Current article

    Fisherman goes missing after falling into sea off Tuticorin coast, search underway

    Thambi Raj reportedly fell overboard from a mechanised fishing boat amid strong winds while returning to Tuticorin harbour

  4. 1 hour later
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