Pak Navy recovers bodies of 10 missing fishermen

The Pakistan Navy said in a statement on Monday that they had recovered the bodies of 10 more drowned fishermen.

The spokesman for the navy said naval personnel, in coordination with the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA), recovered the bodies 10 out of 14 missing fisherman of Boat Al-Assad in a joint search and rescue operation.

The operation was started on March 5at open sea after the fishing boat with an onboard crew of 45 capsized in open sea off Hajmbro Creek due inclement weather. Thirty-two of the fishermen survived the boat disaster.

Despite dense marine traffic in the vicinity of the accident, time lapse and choppy sea conditions, the dead bodies of 10 missing fishermen were recovered on Monday. The search operation involved multiple assets of the PN and the PMSA, including aircraft, helicopters, ships and speed boats.

The major breakthrough of search efforts materialized on Monday when PMSS REHMAT upon receipt of information from deployed units recovered 10 bodies of missing fishermen. The bodies have been handed over to the civil authorities for further formalities. The conduct of the continuous search and rescue operation by the PN and the PMSA is a manifestation of the PN’s resolve to assist in every civil calamity at sea, the spokesman said.