2 Navy divers, 3 fishermen missing after 14 are rescued from sinking boat off Mumbai

September 18, 2016 10:06

Two Navy divers and three fishermen are still missing after fishing Boat 'Dutta Sai' with 17 crew members on board sank 30 nautical miles from Mumbai on Saturday night due to bad weather.

While 14 fishermen were rescued, 2 divers from INS Trishul who were sent to fetch the remaining 3 fishermen in the rough sea could not be located due to darkness.

Defence journalist Manu Pubby tweeted that 8 warships, 4 aircraft searching off Mumbai for two missing Naval divers who were trying to rescue fishermen from capsized boat.

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