The Karaikal fishing harbour. File | Photo Credit: A. Muralitharan The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 24 fishermen from two mechanised boats for allegedly fishing in the island nation’s waters late Friday (February 13, 2026). They have been detained at the Kankesanthurai naval base for questioning. A majority of them hailed from the Karaikal region. According to sources, one of the boats had 14 fishermen on board, including one from Mayiladuthurai district and five from Nagapattinam district. The second boat had 10 fishermen, which included one from Mayiladuthurai and seven from Nagapattinam. The fishermen had ventured into the sea from the Karaikal fishing harbour on February 11 and were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy late on Friday for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line. Published – February 16, 2026 11:20 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Come pepper harvest season, children of migrant workers in Karnataka miss school Sinclair Daniel and Mark O’Brien on ‘The Copenhagen Test’: ‘The show is propulsive’