Chopper rescues 6 Tamil Nadu fishermen stranded for 36 hours
Battling adverse weather conditions amid the deep depression off the Tamil Nadu coast, a Coast Guard chopper rescued six fishermen who were stranded on a jetty for nearly 36 hours after their boats suffered damage and sank.
Officials said the six fishermen had ventured out into the rough seas in two boats on Wednesday despite a cyclone warning.
Their boats sank and they managed to clamber onto a jetty owned by a private company in Cuddalore, roughly 2 km off the coast of Chitrapettai village.
They remained stranded there, with the weather getting worse, and the Tamil Nadu government sought the Coast Guard’s help.
Despite inclement weather, the Coast Guard dispatched an advanced light helicopter from its air station in Chennai.
Videos show the chopper approaching the jetty, lowering a basket and pulling up the fishermen two at a time.