(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 7 Indian fishermen along with a fishing trawler belonging to them for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters on Sunday (28).
The apprehension was made by a Fast Gun Boat attached to the Northern Naval Command, during a patrol conducted in the sea area off the Thalaimannar Lighthouse. The group of Indian fishermen had been fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters by the time the apprehension was made. Subsequently, the apprehended persons along with their trawler were escorted to the naval base SLNS Thammanna in North Central Naval Command.
The apprehended Indian fishers are from 18 to 36 years of age. They are expected to be handed over to the Assistant Director of Fisheries in Mannar for onward action, after a medical examination.
Similarly, the Navy held 4 Indian fishers along with a fishing trawler for poaching in Sri Lankan waters on 24 July as well.
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