Fishing vessel collides with Navy submarine off Goa coast, 2 fishermen missing

According to sources, the fishing trawler ‘Marthoma’ from Kerala collided with a Scorpene-class submarine off Goa’s coast, somewhere between Goa and Karwar, at around 9 pm on Thursday. “The submarine was in transit at periscope-level depth. It was not fully submerged nor fully surfaced. The fishing trawler collided with the submarine,” a source said.

According to sources, 11 crew members were immediately rescued by the Navy and the ships in the area that responded in the aftermath of the collision. Some of the crew members are from West Bengal, as per sources.

“Search and rescue efforts are in progress and are being coordinated with the MRCC, Mumbai. The cause of the incident is being investigated. Additional assets, including from the Coast Guard, have been diverted to the area to augment the rescue efforts,” a Navy spokesperson said.