Four fishermen from Zhai village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra drowned in a boat mishap. Their boat met with an accident while fishing in the sea off Gujarat coast. While four fishermen drowned on the spot, two others survived with injuries.
The fishing boat had left for deep
sea fishing with ten sailors on February 18. After fishing for 16 days, the boat met with an accident while returning to the shore. The locals are demanding that the administration immediately investigate this accident and take steps for the safety of the fishermen.