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Two Sri Lankan fishing boats found close to Indian coast seized

Published - March 07, 2010 02:06 am IST - CHENNAI:

Coast Guard authorities on Friday seized two Sri Lankan fishing boats, which were found close to the Indian coast. An official release stated that as part of anti-poaching operations in the sea off the Tamil Nadu and Andhra coasts, Coast Guard aircraft and ships undertook surveillance. The Coast Guard ship Sagar apprehended a Sri Lankan boat, Chamindu Putha. A nother Coast Guard ship, Jijabai, apprehended the Sri Lankan boat Thimina . The total catch on board the vessels weighed 2,800 kg.

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