Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Fishing Boat Capsizes Off Kollam Coast, One Killed, Two Missing
A fishing boat called Sreekrishna was carrying 14 people when it tipped over near a breakwater in Kollam, a city in Kerala, India.
The captain, Rajeevan, was pulled out of the water but later died.
Two other people, a man named Radhakrishnan and his son Gautam, went missing.
Eleven people were rescued, some even swimming to safety.
The rescue was hard because the sea was very rough and full of big waves.
Police are looking into the accident and have opened a case for an unnatural death.
The incident happened while Kerala was in the middle of a 52‑day fishing ban for the monsoon season.
The ban ends that same night.
The authorities are still searching for the missing people.
Fishing boat Sreekrishna carrying 14 people capsized near Neendakara breakwater on Friday.
Captain Rajeevan was rescued but later died; Radhakrishnan and his son Gautam remain missing.
Eleven survivors were rescued, some swimming to safety amid rough seas.
Rescue operations hampered by high waves and rough sea conditions; police registered an unnatural death case.
The incident occurred during Kerala's 52‑day monsoon trawling ban, which ends Friday night.
- Who
- Fisherman Rajeevan, Radhakrishnan, and his son Gautam; 11 other passengers; police
- What
- Fishing boat Sreekrishna capsized, causing one death and two missing persons
- When
- 31 July 2024, Friday
- Where
- Near Neendakara breakwater on the Kollam coast, Kerala, India
- Why
- High waves and rough sea conditions during the monsoon trawling ban
- Incident date
- 31 July 2024
- Location
- Neendakara breakwater, Kollam, Kerala, India
- Vessel name
- Sreekrishna
- Passengers
- 14
- Fatalities
- 1
- Missing persons
- 2
- Rescue status
- 11 rescued, 2 missing
- Investigation
- Police registered unnatural death case