Mangalore : ‘St. Anthony’, a fishing boat was caught fire in the sea, close to Someshwar, at 6:15 p.m. on March 5, Saturday.
An approximate amount of Rs. 70 lakh has been the loss due to the incident. But the crew escaped unhurt.
The owner of this fishing boat is Sarita D’Souza, the wife of Joseph D’Souza residing at Bajal.
The ship set out on a fishing trip on Feb 28 and caught fire on Saturday evening due to the spark flew from the self-starter and spread to the diesel pipe.
The two other boats Shaun Peter and Yamuna Prasad, which were fishing in the vicinity, rushed to the rescue of the crew and tried to extinguish the fire by spraying water.
Later, the boats pulled the burned boat toward the South Wharf, reaching their destination at 3:00 a.m. on March 6, Sunday.