Pudukottai: A 40-year-old fisherman went missing after the fibre boat capsized off the Jegathapattinam coast in this district of Tamilnadu on Monday night.
Fisheries department sources today said two fishermen–L.Manimuthu and K.Ganesan of Kottaipattinam coastal hamlet–had set sail into the sea in an unregistered fibre boat.
When the duo was engaged in fishing two nautical miles off the coast, their boat capsized in the sea after being hit by huge waves due to strong winds.
While Ganesan was rescued and brought to the shore by another fishing boat, Manimuthu was reportedly missing.
The Coastal Security Group of Tamilnadu Marine Police and a salvage team consisting of local fishermen launched search operations to trace the missing fisherman.