Five Tamil Nadu fishermen’s bodies recovered off Andhra coast

Bodies of five Tamil Nadu fishermen were recovered after their mechanised boat sank about two kilometres off the Andhra coast. Three washed ashore at Kothapatnam near Ongole and two more were found at sea near Nizampatnam by the Coast Guard. A Dornier-backed search continues for other missing crew, while Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced compensation for the Chennai victims’ families.