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Rough sea keeps fishermen at bay

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— Photo: M. Vedhan

UNUSUAL PHENOMENON: The scene after seawater ingress opposite Vivekanandar Illam on Friday.

CHENNAI: Seawater ingress in some parts of Marina on Friday gave anxious moments to the visitors to the beach.

According to eyewitnesses, waves swept beyond the shore in the afternoon, creating a scare. Chennai District Collector R. Jaya and Chennai Corporation Commissioner Rajesh Lakhoni visited the spot around 3 p.m. Speaking to mediapersons, Ms. Jaya said the sea was usually rough during the full and new moon period.

Fishermen said the sea had been rough for nearly five days and it made them jobless and kept their boats and nets idle.

Fishermen along the Marina coast in Nochikuppam, Doomingkuppam, Mullaimanagar and Srinivasapuram were affected. Regional Meteorological Centre officials said no earthquake was recorded anywhere near the Indian coastal waters. “No seismic activity has been noticed so far and there is no need for panic,” seismologist P.C.S. Rao said.

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