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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 6 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard on Friday evacuated a Sri Lankan fisherman who developed a life-threatening heart condition after his boat drifted to Indian waters due to engine failure. It was on April 1 that the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) of the Indian Coast Guard at Chennai received a distress alert from MRCC Colombo about the Sri Lankan Fishing Vessel (SLFV) ‘Kalpeni’ that was suspected to be adrift at sea due to a snag in the engine. “MRCC Colombo intimated that the boat had set sail from ‘Codbay’ fishing harbour in Sri Lanka on March 22…

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