In a swift operation, the Indian Coast Guard ship, Veera, which was on patrol off the Andhra Pradesh coast saved nine fishermen who had suffered severe burn injuries after their boat caught fire and sunk at sea on Friday, according to a coast guard spokesman on Saturday.
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The ICGS Veera had received a radio message from nearby fishing boat about a raging fire onboard Indian fishing boat (IFB) Durga Bhavani at location around 65 Nm from Visakhapatnam harbour. IFB Durga Bhavani, an Andhra registered boat, had sailed from Kakinada harbour with nine crew on Marh 26. On Friday, the boat had a fire incident resulting in explosion of Gas cylinder on board.