32 fishermen in Kerala rescued after boats capsize

Thirty two fishermen were rescued in Kerala on Sunday in two separate incidents after their boats capsized off two coastal villages in the state.

In the first instance, 15 fishermen who had put out to sea from Puthenthoppu village near Thiruvanthapuram were rescued after their country craft capsized about 20 km off the hamlet. In the second incident, 17 fishermen from Thrissur district had a miraculous escape when their fibreglass boat capsized off Kochi coast at around 9.30 am. The boat capsized when fishermen lost balance as they were pulling the nets with a heavy catch, police said.