A seriously injured Sri Lankan fisherman, identified as Malwatta Pathirannehalage Sunil Shantha (47), from fishing vessel (FV) Geeth Baba was evacuated and brought to Kochi on Saturday for hospitalizatio, the Indian Coast Guard reported.
The fishing boat 'FV Geeth Baba' with a crew of 5 was operating around 340 nautical miles (NM) west of Kochi coast. Sunil Shantha had sustained a serious head injury from the pick-up hook while fishing 98 NM off Cheniyakara Island.
The rest of the crew have already safely returned to Sri Lanka, the Indian Coastguard said.
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