Four Sri Lankan fishing boats apprehended by Coast Guard

CHENNAI: Coast Guard ship Sarang apprehended three Sri Lankan fishing boats from near Ramayapatnam and another Coast Guard ship Priyadarshini apprehended one fishing boat from near Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh coast in the last couple of days.

An official release said the Coast Guard launched an extensive anti-poaching operation in the sea adjoining Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh coasts where large scale fishing activity by Sri Lankan poachers was noticed.

On seeing the Coast Guard ships the poachers tried to flee towards the open sea. While Sarang apprehended three boats, the Priyadarshini apprehended one boat.

The vessels were illegally engaged in fishing in Indian waters.