<p>Three bodies were recovered on Thursday morning off the Kerala coast, taking the death toll due to Cyclone Ockhi to 36.</p>.<p>Rescue operations are still going on in full swing to trace the 96 missing fishermen.</p>.<p>While a body was recovered near Alappuzha by the marine enforcement wing, two bodies were found by coast guard ship Vaibhav off Alappuzha-Kochi coast, defence sources said.</p>.<p>An air force aircraft AN 32, flying between Kozhikode-Kochi coasts had sighted a fishing boat with about 15 fishermen following which the navy sent a Dornier aircraft and ship to the area which is close to Lakshadweep islands, the sources said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, shipping services between Kozhikode and Lakshadweep began on Thursday with around 60 passengers boarding the high-speed vessel from Beypore.</p>.<p>M V Minicoy, the passenger vessel, berthed at Beypore had suffered some damage in the cyclone following which MMD officials had not granted travel clearance.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, the high-speed vessel arrived at Beypore from the islands to ferry the passengers, the sources said.</p>.<p>Around 1,600 passengers were ferried from Kochi to various islands of Lakshadweep when the shipping services resumed on December 5, according to the sources.</p>.<p>Shipping services from Kochi to the Union territory was stopped on November 30 to December 2, causing immense hardships to passengers.</p>.<p>From Mangaluru port, M V Amini Divi will sail for Lakshadweep with 46 passengers on Friday, the sources added.</p>.<p>Due to the cyclone, about 1,098 passengers had been stranded in the ports of Kochi, Kozhikode and Mangaluru since November 30.</p>
<p>Three bodies were recovered on Thursday morning off the Kerala coast, taking the death toll due to Cyclone Ockhi to 36.</p>.<p>Rescue operations are still going on in full swing to trace the 96 missing fishermen.</p>.<p>While a body was recovered near Alappuzha by the marine enforcement wing, two bodies were found by coast guard ship Vaibhav off Alappuzha-Kochi coast, defence sources said.</p>.<p>An air force aircraft AN 32, flying between Kozhikode-Kochi coasts had sighted a fishing boat with about 15 fishermen following which the navy sent a Dornier aircraft and ship to the area which is close to Lakshadweep islands, the sources said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, shipping services between Kozhikode and Lakshadweep began on Thursday with around 60 passengers boarding the high-speed vessel from Beypore.</p>.<p>M V Minicoy, the passenger vessel, berthed at Beypore had suffered some damage in the cyclone following which MMD officials had not granted travel clearance.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, the high-speed vessel arrived at Beypore from the islands to ferry the passengers, the sources said.</p>.<p>Around 1,600 passengers were ferried from Kochi to various islands of Lakshadweep when the shipping services resumed on December 5, according to the sources.</p>.<p>Shipping services from Kochi to the Union territory was stopped on November 30 to December 2, causing immense hardships to passengers.</p>.<p>From Mangaluru port, M V Amini Divi will sail for Lakshadweep with 46 passengers on Friday, the sources added.</p>.<p>Due to the cyclone, about 1,098 passengers had been stranded in the ports of Kochi, Kozhikode and Mangaluru since November 30.</p>