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TN fishing vessel hit by cargo ship back at sea after undergoing repair | Madurai News

KANYAKUMARI: ‘Sijumon,’ a mechanised trawler boat from Colachel in Kanyakumari district that suffered severe damage when it was hit by the Panama flagged cargo ship M V Navios Venus on October 22, is back at the sea after undergoing repair. But the 17 fishermen who were on board the mechanised boat are in wait for compensation from the shipping firm.
The boat that left Colachel harbour on October 22 was hit by the cargo vessel 19 nautical miles off the Colachel harbour the same night. The front of the boat was damaged. All the crew members inside the boat’s cabin were thrown away in the impact. They survived. Two injured fishermen were rushed to the hospital in an ICG ship. Others with minor injuries reached the shore with the battered boat with help from two other boats.
Boat owner P Rajamani of Colachel moved the Madras high court bench in Madurai. On November 11, the court directed the shipping firm to hand over a compensation of Rs 70 lakh for the damage caused to the boat. The firm also gave a bank guarantee of Rs 50 lakh to hold talks and settle the compensation for the fishermen who were on the boat, following which the ship was released from the Mumbai port.
Two months after the tragedy, the boat has been fixed with the compensation and has been released in the sea. “It will be taken for fishing after Christmas,” Rajamani told TOI.
However, fishermen are yet to get the compensation from the shipping firm as fruitful talks for the same are yet to be held. They lamented that they had suffered injuries, underwent mental agony and also suffered economically due to the incident.
As an ad hoc measure, the boat owner has financially supported the families with a portion of the relief he got from the shipping firm.

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