25 Fishermen who disregarded weather warning arrested

6 December 2017 10:36 am

Some 25 local fisherman who went to sea disregarding the warning issued by the Fisheries Ministry to prevent fishing activities until the adverse weather situation settled had been arrested by the SL Navy at the seas off Mannar yesterday.

They were produced before Mannar District Judge A. J. Alex Raja and severely warned and discharged.
Warnings have been further extended by the Fisheries Ministry concerning the adverse weather in seas. (Romesh Madushanka)