In 2008, Virginia began paying fishermen to pull ‘ghost traps’ from Chesapeake Bay; six years of cleanup helped unlock an estimated $21 million in extra crab catchesVirginia's six-year program removed thousands of lost crab pots from Chesapeake Bay. This cleanup effort generated an estimated $21.3 milli...
17 Sep, 2026, 01.08 AM IST
US military says it destroyed 2 small Iranian boats trying to steal a sea droneThe US military destroyed two Iranian boats attempting to seize a drone ship. This incident occurred in waters off Iran, escalating recent ...
16 Sep, 2026, 09.57 AM IST
Smoke from charred ferry in Philippines hampers rescuers looking for 84 missingRescuers faced smoky conditions on a damaged ferry after a fire. Fifty-four people remain missing and at least thirty-five have died. The M...
11 Sep, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
In 1942, a US Navy aircraft became a ‘ghost ship’ after landing in California with no one inside. Its crew was missing, their parachutes were untouched and the radio still workedIn 1942, two experienced US Navy officers disappeared during a routine antisubmarine patrol off the California coast. Their blimp, L-8, was...
24 Aug, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
Tamil Nadu: 21 Indian fishermen released from Colombo prison arrive at Chennai airportThe Indian High Commission in Colombo successfully secured the release of 21 Indian fishermen from Sri Lanka. The Indian Consulate in Jaffn...
03 Aug, 2024, 07.04 AM IST
CPI(M), Congress accuse each other of creating tension over Kerala boat accidentA political row has erupted in Kerala over the search and rescue efforts to find two missing fishermen after their boat capsized. The CPI(M...
11 Jul, 2023, 01.31 PM IST
6 Andhra Pradesh fishermen missing as Cyclone Gulab inches closer to coastCyclone Gulab is likely to cross between Gopalpur in Odisha's Ganjam district and Kalingapatnam in Andhra Pradesh around midnight, the Indi...
26 Sep, 2021, 07.00 PM IST
Navy deploys ALH with divers, Dornier for search operationsNormal life had been affected in the rain-battered south Kerala coast yesterday under the influence of Cyclone Ockhi with 4 persons losing ...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.43 PM IST
75 defence personnel in Pakistan's custody: GovernmentHe also said that as of July 27, there are 417 fishermen in Pakistan's custody and 15 fishermen in Sri Lanka's custody, who are believed to...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.25 AM IST
PM Modi meets fishermen families hit by OckhiModi assured the fishermen community in the Ockhi-ravaged coastal Kerala that the Centre will provide all possible assistance to bring back...
19 Dec, 2017, 11.46 PM IST
Over 600 fishermen of TN, Kerala still missing after cycloneHouse-to-house verification process was going on and a final figure of the missing fishermen would be known once the process was over, a ho...
14 Dec, 2017, 03.56 PM IST
Cyclone Ockhi: Fishermen take out march to Raj Bhavan,toll rises to 42The fishermen from coastal villages in the district under the aegis of the Latin Catholic church also demanded that the Centre declare the ...
11 Dec, 2017, 03.14 PM IST
Cyclone: Search intensified to find 92 missing fishermenMercykutty said the state government has also decided to open Central Control Rooms in Kochi also along with the one functioning here to pr...
05 Dec, 2017, 02.51 PM IST
Declare 26/11 attacks fishermen as dead, families demandTen Pakistani terrorists had hijacked MV Kuber, a fishing trawler, off Jhakau coast in Gujarat to reach Mumbai for carrying out the strike.
26 Nov, 2015, 10.26 PM IST
Fishermen demand tracing of missing mate, begin stirLocal fishermen association president Emerit and another functionary Sagayaraj said 700 fishing boats did not put to sea today.
03 Oct, 2015, 02.00 PM IST
Missing fishermen expected to return from Bangladesh shortlySix fishermen who went missing in heavy rains, are expected to return to the district shortly.
14 Aug, 2015, 09.58 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh government seeks Coast Guard's help to trace 6 missing fishermenAndhra Pradesh government has sought the help of Coast Guard and Marine Police to launch a search for six fishermen, who have gone missing ...
22 Jun, 2015, 09.10 PM IST