After saving 36 fishermen in Bay of Bengal, INS Khanjar arrives in Sri Lanka
The port call is aimed at further enhancing the close ties and interoperability between the Indian Navy and Sri Lanka Navy.
The port call is aimed at further enhancing the close ties and interoperability between the Indian Navy and Sri Lanka Navy.
The fishermen were onboard three fishing vessels, which were towed by INS Khanjar for more than 30 hours in challenging sea conditions.
The fishermen somehow managed to stay afloat for an hour, holding onto their belongings when another fishing trawler spotted them and came to their rescue
With Cyclone Biporjoy expected to wreak havoc in India, a look at the worst cyclones to have hit the country.
"The SCS "Mocha" intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm, lay centred at 05:30 hours IST of 12th May 2023," said IMD.
Earlier on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that the depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards during the past six hours and is likely to move north-northwestwards and intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm over the same region by evening.
The drought-prone Bankura, struggling against persistent heat waves according to the weather forecast, is apprehending 45 degrees Celsius at 1 pm tomorrow.
Sri Lanka's Department of Meteorology has issued a red warning for fishing boats over strong winds and rough seas in the southeast Bay of Bengal and south Andaman Sea.
The cyclonic circulation expected to start brewing from 6 May is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm on 9 May, confirmed the India Meteorological Department (IMD) today
Thunderstorms accompanied by hail might also occur in north and coastal Odisha between March 16 and 18, he said.
