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A fire first broke out last Thursday in the engine room and spread to the bridge of the very large crude carrier, chartered by Indian Oil Corp for importing oil from Kuwait.
The boat had 11 fishermen from TN, two from WB, and one from Kerala.
The ICG, in a release, said at least 55 fishermen on board 14 boats were in distress close to the Kerala coast after deterioration of weather since Sunday.
Till now, only guest workers stranded in various parts of the state and desperate to get back home had come out in large numbers. In Poonthura, the 'non-cooperation' move appears to have been triggered by a feeling of unfairness.
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