Watch: Coast Guard rescues 11 fishermen from a boat off Odisha coast | Cyclone Asani

Cyclone Asani won't be making a landfall but it has triggered strong winds and heavy rains in some parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

On Monday, the Indian Coast Guard rescued 11 fishermen from a boat after they were stranded in the rough seas for over 8 hours off the Gopalpur coast in Odisha.

The fishermen had on May 7 gone to Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam to buy a fishing boat, and while returning from there, they were stuck in the sea after their newly-bought vessel developed some technical glitches, an official said.

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Severe cyclonic storm Asani which packed gale-force winds up to 120 kmph, is likely to curve away from the coast and run parallel to the east coast in a north-northeast-ward direction and gradually weaken, the Met office had said on Monday.

Coming close to North Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coasts, it is likely to lessen in intensity into a cyclonic storm by Tuesday night.