Coast Guard rescues eight persons near Lakshwadeep Islands

December 26, 2013 21:56

The Indian Coast Guard today rescued eight persons who were adrift at sea near Lakshwadeep Islands, it said.

The rescued persons, which included a woman and two children, had set sail in the fishing boat MFB Mussafariya from Kadamat island yesterday morning. The boat was expected to reach Bitra Island, 40 milies away, by 4 pm.

As it did not reach in time, the locals first tried to search for it, and then alerted the ICG headquarters at Kavaratti.

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