All But 19 Fishing Boats Returned To Maharashtra, Gujarat Ports: Indian Coast Guard

Cyclone Tauktae has intensified into a "very severe cyclonic storm" and is very likely to reach the Gujarat coast in the evening hours of May 17, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

With Cyclone Tauktae fast approaching the Gujarat coast, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Sunday said that all fishing boats, except 18 in Maharashtra and one in Gujarat, have reached their harbours or taken shelter at nearby ports. #CycloneTauktae Pre-emptive measures in full swing for #Maharashtra & #Gujarat. Barring 18 boats from #Maharashtra and 01 boat from #Gujarat all boats have either returned harbour or taken shelter in nearby ports. Efforts in progress for safe return of these boats वयम रक्षाम‌: pic.twitter.com/Qf8k4S0Pcb According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Tauktae has intensified into a "very severe cyclonic storm" and is very likely to reach the Gujarat coast in the evening hours of May 17 and cross it between Porbandar and Mahuva in Bhavnagar district around the early morning of May 18. "Pre-emptive measures in full swing for Maharashtra & Gujarat. Barring 18 boats from Maharashtra and one boat from Gujarat, all boats have either returned harbour or taken shelter in nearby ports," the ICG said on Twitter.