Survivor says more fishermen may have been saved

One of the two survivors of the fishing boat tragedy, 37-year-old Velumurugan from Tamil Nadu said here on Wednesday that he cannot say exactly whether the mechanised fishing boat Rabah hit the mercha

One of the two survivors of the fishing boat tragedy, 37-year-old Velumurugan from Tamil Nadu said here on Wednesday that he cannot say exactly whether the mechanised fishing boat Rabah hit the merchant ship carrying the Singapore flag mv APL Le Havre or the ship hit the boat in the sea near Mangaluru in the early hours of Tuesday. Speaking to media persons, he said that the weather was rough and it was raining when the accident took place. The boat had sailed out from Beypore, Kozhikode, at about 10 p.m. on April 11. “As there was no catch we went deep into the sea to spread the net. The crew of the boat went to sleep one by one after spreading the net. Only the red, green and white lights were on. Alexander Syrang (whose body has been recovered) was piloting the boat,” he said and added that he (Velumurugan) went to sleep near the piloting place.