India opens safe harbour to 25 Sri Lankan fishing boats
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1 min readFrom 5 outlets- Daily Mirror, WhatNews (සිංහල) and Ada Derana report that about 25 Sri Lankan multi-day vessels received permission to enter Indian waters.
- The boats were in or near the Bay of Bengal and could not return to Sri Lanka amid Cyclone Arnab, according to WhatNews (සිංහල).
- Daily Mirror attributes the permission to diplomatic intervention by Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Marine Resources.
- Newsfirst reports that more than 30,000 Indian fishing boats returned to Andhra Pradesh ports and that seven districts there received red alerts.
Daily Mirror, Ada Derana, WhatNews (සිංහල), Hiru News (සිංහල), Ada Derana (සිංහල) and Hiru News (தமிழ்) report that India allowed around 25 Sri Lankan multi-day fishing vessels to enter its waters and take shelter from Cyclone Arnab. WhatNews (සිංහල) says the vessels were unable to return to Sri Lanka.
WhatNews (සිංහල) places the boats in the Bay of Bengal and says permission was facilitated through the Sri Lankan High Commission in India. Daily Mirror reports that diplomatic intervention by Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Marine Resources secured permission for the vessels to enter Indian territorial waters. The accounts provide no further details about the boats’ locations or when they are expected to return.
Separately, Newsfirst reports that more than 30,000 Indian fishing boats returned to ports in Andhra Pradesh amid the cyclone threat. Newsfirst also says red alerts were issued for seven districts in the state. Its report identifies the storm as being in the vicinity of Visakhapatnam early on the 27th, but the supplied account gives no further forecast or details.
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