Overview
- Vizhinjam Coastal Police registered an FIR against the captain of the ship Solis after the fishing boat St Joseph sank off the Kerala–Tamil Nadu coast.
- Two crew members from St Joseph were found dead and nine survivors were evacuated at sea by Indian Coast Guard Ship Anagh and taken to Vizhinjam for hospital care.
- The Directorate General of Shipping ordered a formal investigation, and police are recording statements as part of the case.
- Reports differ on the merchant vessel’s registry, with accounts describing it as Panama‑registered MT Solis or Vietnam‑flagged MS Solis, an issue now under scrutiny.
- In a separate incident near Kochi, the fishing boat St Xavier capsized off Puthuvypeen, five were rescued, and fisherman Renjan, 62, died after being taken to hospital.