Maritime authorities at Pamban port in Ramanathapuram district hoisted official storm warning signal number two as Cyclonic Storm Murasu advanced west-northwestward across the Bay of Bengal. The port warning flags serve as critical visual alerts for local fishing fleets, coastal cargo vessels, and maritime pilots, indicating squally maritime conditions and dangerous sea swells across the Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar. Port officers and coastal security police established continuous monitoring around the historic Pamban rail and road bridges connecting Rameswaram island to the mainland.
District fisheries officials prohibited thousands of registered mechanized trawlers and motorized country craft from venturing into the sea, instructing fishermen to haul their boats onto high ground and secure maritime gear against storm surges. Marine police patrol teams conducted continuous vehicular patrols along coastal fishing hamlets, broadcasting weather advisories over loudspeakers and urging coastal residents to heed official evacuation instructions. Coastal emergency response units were placed on high alert to handle any localized power line disruptions or coastal flooding caused by rough surf.
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