The article describes about the Burmese fishing raft with fishermen drifted to Madras accidentaly during 1987.  Similar incidents were also noticed during 1986 and 1988

Girijavallabhan, K G

Jayasankaran, L

Krishnan, K S

Sarvesan, R

Srinivasarengan, S

Vivekanandan, E

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NFORMATION SERVICE ON A BURMESE FISHING RAFT DRIFTED TO MADRAS^ On 6-12-1987, a fishing raft with three crew mem-bers was brought to Madras by local fishermen. The raft was from Piyapong Chonkaa, Burma. On 21-11-'87 the raft was anchored in River Iravati. Due to sudden floods in the river, the anchor got hfted and the raft drifted to the sea with three fishermen. The vessel drifted with the current in south-westerly direction * Reported by S. Srinivasarengan, E. Vivekanandan, K. G. Girijavallabhan, R. Sarvesan, L. Jayasankaran, Madras Research Centre of CMFRI, Madras and K. S. Krishnan, Regional Centre of CMFRI, Mandapam Camp. for 16 days in the sea and was rescued by the local fishermen near Pulicat on 6-12-1987. There was no net in the raft at the time of rescue. The raft (length: 12 m; width: 3 m) was fabricated with bamboos in two tiers (Fig. 1). Twentyfive bamboo poles were spread in rows to form the floor and they were tied with ropes. Casuarina poles supported the sides of the raft. The raft had a hut, which was partitioned; one room was for cooking and the other 12 for shelter. The approximate value of the raft was Rs. 10,000/-. The raft was later dismantled and sold in Madras and the money was used for the stay of the three fishermen in Madras. fe* This is not the first time that fishing boats from Burma have drifted towards Tamilnadu Coast. On 10-2-1986, a raft landed in Mudiveeranpatnam (Ramnad District). On 29-3-1987 a similar fishing raft with five fishermen landed in Devanampatnam coast. This vessel was said to have left the Burma coast on 12-2-'87. Later, another fishing raft was rescued near Mandapam on 28-1-1988. It may be noted that all these boats were drifted during November-March, when the current is in south-westerly direction in the Bay of Bengal. mm mm 

On a Burmese fishing raft drifted to Madras

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On a Burmese fishing raft drifted to Madras

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