During the investigation, it was revealed that the boat had a steering gear breakdown for the last two days and had been adrift since then, which led to the boat drifting inside Indian waters.
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In a swift operation, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 27 Bangladeshi fishermen on Thursday stranded on their fishing boat at sea, officials said here on Friday. The rescued fishermen were later handed over the Bangladesh Coast Guard.
Giving details, they said at about 1130 am, Indian Coast Guard