Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Search for Gautam Krishna intensified with new Coast Guard base
Some fishermen disappeared after their boats had accidents in the sea near Kerala, a state in India.
Three people are missing: Gautam Krishna, John, and Shijin.
Sadly, Gautam Krishna's father and grandfather were in the same boat accident and died.
Many helpers are looking for the fishermen, including the Coast Guard, the Navy, and local fishermen.
The search got a big boost when a rescue helicopter got a new place to land and refuel.
The landing pad was built overnight at a college, with the college's permission.
A fuel tanker is parked nearby so the helicopter can quickly refuel and get back to searching.
A minister named Suresh Gopi said the central government is giving full support and asked everyone to pray for Gautam Krishna.
The search has now been going on for 13 days, but the three fishermen still have not been found.
Union Minister Suresh Gopi said the search for missing fisherman Gautam Krishna has been intensified with a Coast Guard helicopter setting up a new base close to the search area.
The helicopter will use the Amritanandamayi College of Engineering grounds in Kollam as its base, with a fuel tanker stationed nearby for quick refueling.
Gautam Krishna went missing after a boat mishap at Neendakara in Kollam in which his father and grandfather died.
Two other fishermen, John and Shijin, went missing on July 31 in separate boat mishaps at Vizhinjam and Muthalappozhi in Thiruvananthapuram district.
The search operation, involving the Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Enforcement and local fishermen, has entered its 13th day with all three men still missing.
- Who
- Union Minister Suresh Gopi, the Coast Guard, Navy, Marine Enforcement, local fishermen, and the missing fishermen Gautam Krishna, John, and Shijin.
- What
- The search for three fishermen missing in separate boat mishaps was intensified after a Coast Guard helicopter set up a new base close to the search area.
- When
- The fishermen went missing on July 31; the search was in its 13th day on August 12.
- Where
- Off the Kerala coast, at Neendakara in Kollam and at Vizhinjam and Muthalappozhi in Thiruvananthapuram district.
- Why
- The three fishermen went missing following separate boat mishaps, and in the Neendakara accident Gautam Krishna's father and grandfather died.
- Missing fishermen
- Gautam Krishna, John, Shijin
- Mishap locations
- Neendakara (Kollam); Vizhinjam and Muthalappozhi (Thiruvananthapuram district)
- Date of mishaps
- July 31
- Search status
- 13th day; all three still missing
- Helicopter base
- Amritanandamayi College of Engineering grounds, built overnight with college assent
- Agencies involved
- Coast Guard, Navy, Marine Enforcement, local fishermen
- Announced by
- Suresh Gopi, Union Minister of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Tourism