Having suffered two losses the drowning of a fellow fisherman and the loss of their boat, both while under the care of the Indian embassy in Myanmar the eight Chennai fishermen rescued by coast guard of that country after 50 days at sea are further distressed over the delay in returning home. The plan was for them to fly to the city on September 28. However as chartering a plane proved too expensive, the plan was dropped. They are now expected to return on October 7 or 8, sources said. South Indian Fishermen Welfare Association president K Bharathi said the mechanised deep-sea fishing boat was anchored at a harbour along the Myanmar coast. We suspect heavy rains lashed the coast due to which water entered the boat, causing it to sink, he said. There were nine fishermen on the boat, of whom eight were rescued. Babu of Tiruchinanguppam near Tiruvottiyur, had drowned and his body is yet to be traced. The rescued fishermen are likely to be brought back on a Vande Bharath flight, said sources from the state fisheries department. A Raghupathy, a boat owner in Kasimedu fishing harbour, said the vessel in question would fetch Rs 45 lakh and accommodate at least 10 fishermen. A new boat of this size will cost about Rs 1 crore now, he said. The fishermen also carried six tonnes of gillnet, valued at Rs 24 lakh. Each net, weighing a tonne, will now cost Rs 4 lakh.