Lankan boat found abandoned in TN coast

A Sri Lankan fibre glass boat was today found abandoned near Vedaranyam coast, police said.

The Coastal Marine Group Police personnel, on intensified patrolling in the area in view of complaints about drug smuggling through the sea route, found the boat without its engine.

The engine hidden was later found among the bushes in the vicinity, they said adding investigations were on to find out from where the boat had come and its occupants.

The marine police also found a kerosene can hidden among the bushes.