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Fishermen rescued at sea after engine trouble
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) coast guard rescued a fishing boat and its five crew members on Friday after receiving reports at the Rosignol Police Station at 14.45 hrs.
According to the Agriculture Ministry, reports began circulating Friday morning about a missing fishing boat from the Rosignol area. Indeed, the Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Agriculture received a formal report from the owner of a fishing boat about 15.15 hours the same day that he had lost contact with his crew and boat.
The owner reported that the boat with five crew members left on June 7, last at 6.00 hours and was expected back at 19.00 hours the same day. However, the boat and its crew did not return at the expected time and he had not heard from them.
At 7.00 hrs on June 8, another boat with a crew went in search of the missing boat and crew. The search boat returned at approximately 14.30 hours on Friday, and reported that they found no signs of the missing vessel.
A report was lodged at the Rosignol Police Station at 14.45 hours and with the Fisheries Department at about 15.15 Friday afternoon. The Fisheries Department immediately contacted the GDF Coast Guard.
However, the fear that the crew was attacked by piracy was allayed when the boat was located around 16.45 hours with its crew intact and unharmed. It turned out that the boat was not attacked by pirates, but had experienced engine trouble. The boat was assisted back by another vessel from the Rosignol Fisherman’s Cooperative Society.
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