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A 50-year-old fisherman, Appanna, went missing after falling overboard from a fishing boat about 11 nautical miles off Visakhapatnam. The Coast Guard, Navy and Marine Police launched a joint search operation, while Andhra Pradesh authorities directed officials to intensify efforts

Two South Koreans and seven Indonesians were aboard the 29-ton vessel when it overturned in waters 68 kilometers south of an island in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, at 6:29 a.m., according to officials.

A large quantity of the psychotropic drug was recovered during a raid late on Thursday night, the official said.

The boat along with the crew was towed by CGS Ayush and finally handed over safely to the Fisheries Department at Vishakhapatnam here on Thursday.

The fishermen found the pigeon in their boat while fishing in the sea. The bird was caught on Wednesday, and it was fitted with devices which appear to be a camera and a microchip, officials said.

Seven fishermen went out into the Bay of Bengal for fishing in their boat in the wee hours. But their boat capsized as the sea turned rough

The boat, IFB Rabah, with 14 fishermen on board, had set off from Beypore in Kozhikode district of Kerala Sunday evening.

Fifteen were rescued from the fishing boat and local fishermen and the navy were searching for the others.

A total of 22 fishermen were onboard the ill-fated boat at the time of the incident, police said.

This was the first time since August 28 that the Chinese government have entered Japan's territorial waters, and 18th time this year.