Missing trawler case: Officials silent; confusion persists

Team Udayavani, Jan 26, 2019, 2:41 AM IST

Malpe: Officials are sure that the mysteriously missing deep sea trawler ‘Suvarna Tribhuja’ along with its crew of 7 fishermen sunk after meeting with an accident and hence are carrying on their search operation. Along with using SONAR another tech is being used to identify colour coding in the search operation, inform sources.

Since the officials have not provided any officials statement regarding the mystery of the missing trawler with its crew, the confusion has persisted. The only answer coming from all the sides is that the answer will be found in a day or two. The pain in the families of the missing fishermen is overflowing.

Discussion with CM

On Friday, fishermen had a special meeting with the chief minister in Bengaluru and the Malpe fishermen delegation, personally met the chief minister and discussed the issue regarding the missing trawler along with its crew.

Trawler found in Sri Lanka

Amidst the existing confusion, a report stating the locating of the missing boat in Sri Lanka has gone viral on social media. The fishermen have demanded the police to take action against people spreading such unrelated news.

There is no information in connection to the locating of the missing trawler in Sri Lanka. What has come on Whatsapp is fake news. Action will be taken against those who have created the fake news in a bid spread confusion, informed police officials