Bodies of four fishermen from Tamil Nadu found near Kothapatnam beach in Andhra Pradesh

A Coast Guard aircraft on a search and rescue mission at Kothapatnam coast near Ongole on November 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: Kommuri Srinivas :The bodies of three fishermen from Tamil Nadu washed ashore at Kothapatnam coast in Ongole on Thursday while another fisherman’s body was found later in the sea by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) officials at Nizampatnam Port.Using a Dornier aircraft, the ICG staff in coordination with the personnel of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Chennai, launched a search and rescue (SAR) operation to find five more fishermen, who were sailing on the same boat that sank 2 km off the shore.According to sources, three boats set out from Tamil Nadu for fishing On October 29, 2026. Owing to the impact of Cyclone Murasu, two boats were anchored for safety near Ramayapatnam Port on November 2 (Monday), while the third boat proceeded towards Nizampatnam Port.The nine fishermen on the third boat departed from Nizampatnam to meet the other two teams in Ramayapatnam on November 3 (Tuesday). Due to a storm at sea and intense winds, their boat drifted towards the coast of Adani Krishnapatnam Port and capsized.The nine were identified as Pakkirisamu Suriya (driver), Kuppan, Mohan, Rajesh, Murugan, Kuppusamy, Vijayakanth, Aravindh and Narayanan. While Narayanan was from Cuddalore, the remaining all were from Chennai.Prakasam District Collector P. Raja Babu, who was in Kothapatnam to inspect the voting process for the local body elections, visited the place where the bodies of the fishermen washed ashore. He told the media that the bodies were yet to be identified and that they were in touch with Tamil Nadu officials. ‘’The identification will take place after the family members and officials from Tamil Nadu arrive,’’ he added.“Further action regarding the transport of the bodies and bringing the capsized boat to the shore will be taken in consultation with the officials from Tamil Nadu,’’ the Collector said. Published - November 05, 2026 08:21 pm IST