Narrow escape for Benaulim fishermen

Narrow escape for Benaulim fishermen
HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, AUG 3
A group of traditional fishermen from Benaulim had a miraculous escape after their motorized canoe turned upside down in the rough sea.
The incident occurred early Tuesday morning when the canoe was returning ashore with a sizeable catch of the prized solar shrimp. When the motorized country made vessel was around 100 meters away from the shore, a huge wave turned the motorized canoe upside down.
All the 11 workers onboard the ill-fated canoe were rescued by the life guard personnel, sources said.
Alex Fernandes told Herald the motor and the fishing net was left damaged in the incident, causing a loss of around Rs 5 lakh.
He said the timely rescue operation by the life guards deployed at the Benaulim helped to bring all the fishermen safely on shore.
Meanwhile, sources said a similar incident had occurred at the Colva beach this morning, but the occupants of the country were rescued to safety.