Four fishermen from Karnataka are reported missing after the boat they were in overturned after being hit by high tide waves on Sunday. The accident occurred around the coast of Koderi in Kundapur town in Karnataka’s Udupi district. A total of 12 men were on the boat and the remaining nine were rescued by fishing boats in the vicinity. Udupi Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesha confirmed the development and said he is going to the port area to oversee the search and rescue work.

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“As of now, four men are reported to be missing. The other eight people who were on the boat were rescued by nearby fishermen. There was heavy current in the port area due to which this mishap has occurred,” he told a leading daily. The boat they were on was named Sagarashri. The missing people have been identified as  Shekara, Naga, Laxman and Manjunath, said another report.

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The report said following the accident, local Byndoor MLA B M Sukumar Shetty and former MLA Gopal Poojary also went to the spot to see out the search operations. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, fishermen were warned not to venture into the sea. “Squally weather with wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph is likely to prevail along & off Karnataka coast,” the IMD warning said. In addition to this, high waves in the range of 2.7-3.2 metres were forecasted between Sunday to Monday along the coast.

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