Thirty fishermen are feared drowned after a boat capsized near the Ibrahim Hyderi shore on Sunday. Rescue teams have recovered eight dead bodies so far with the search still on to find 22 others. According to in-charge Fishermen Co-operative Society Nasir Buneri, the boat, named Al-Rahman, with 41 fishermen left for fishing from Ibrahim Hyderi shore and sank 15 nautical miles away due to storm. “The boats present near the scene managed to rescue 12 fishermen while others went missing,” he said.
The rescued fishermen were shifted to Jinnah Hospital for treatment. According to Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) sources, rescue operation was continuing to recover the bodies of 22 missing fishermen. The PMSA spokesman said that despite repeated warnings and ban on going into sea for fishing due to bad weather, fishermen went into the sea and the violation resulted in the mishap.
