Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Anita Intensifies Search for Fisherman Missing Off Vizag Coast
A fisherman named Appanna is missing after a boat incident near Visakhapatnam.
He was one of eight fishermen who went to sea on August 16.
The other seven fishermen are being checked on.
Home Minister Vangalapudi Anita told officials to search more actively.
The Fisheries Department, Marine Police, and Coast Guard are working together.
They are using all available resources to find Appanna.
Officials are watching the search continuously.
The government says it will support his family and improve safety for fishermen.
Home Minister Vangalapudi Anita ordered intensified efforts to find missing fisherman Appanna.
Appanna disappeared after a boat incident 12 nautical miles off the Visakhapatnam coast.
Eight fishermen went to sea on August 16, and one remains missing.
The Fisheries Department, Marine Police, and Coast Guard are coordinating the search.
Officials are monitoring operations in real time while checking on the remaining fishermen and Appanna’s family.
- Who
- Fisherman Appanna is missing; Home Minister Vangalapudi Anita directed officials, with the Fisheries Department, Marine Police, and Coast Guard involved in the search.
- What
- A coordinated search is underway for Appanna after a boat incident.
- When
- The fishermen went to sea on August 16; the search was ordered after one fisherman went missing.
- Where
- The incident occurred 12 nautical miles off the Visakhapatnam coast.
- Why
- Officials are trying to locate Appanna safely and reunite him with his family while improving vigilance over fishermen’s safety.
- Missing fisherman
- Appanna
- Group size
- Eight fishermen went to sea; one is missing.
- Date of voyage
- August 16
- Incident location
- 12 nautical miles off the Visakhapatnam coast
- Search coordinators
- Fisheries Department, Marine Police, and Coast Guard
- Government response
- Home Minister Vangalapudi Anita ordered intensified search operations.
- Monitoring
- The administration is monitoring the search operations in real time.