Diamond Harbour: Bodies of 10 fishermen who went missing when a trawler capsized in the Bay of Bengal, off Bakkhali, early on Wednesday were recovered on Thursday with the help of the Coast Guard.
As ‘FB Haimabati’ was tugged ashore at Baliari in the morning and pumps used to drain out water, rescuers were confronted with the heartbreaking scene of nine lifeless men all expert swimmers entangled in fishing nets inside the cabin. “They must have tried to rush out of the cabin when the trawler began sinking, but were unfortunately trapped by the nets,” said Bijon Maity, secretary of Kakdwip Fishermen’s Association.