Bodies of four missing fishermen retrieved

The bodies of four fishermen who went missing after a fishing boat capsized in the Arabian Sea off the Thatta coast a few days ago were retrieved on Sunday.

A fishing boat carrying 45 fishermen from Ibrahim Hyderi capsized in the sea near Hujamuro Creek between Thatta and Karachi on the night of last Monday. With help of local fishermen, 32 fishermen were rescued who returned home, but 13 fishermen could not be saved and they went missing.

An extensive search was initiated by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) and the Fishermen’s Cooperative Society for the missing fishermen. After more than a hundred hours of search, the bodies of four missing fishermen were retrieved near the Hujamuro Creek by the PMSA vessel Rahmat.

The bodies were found by some fishermen in the sea who promptly informed the authorities, after which the bodies were retrieved.Later, the bodies were transported to a hospital. After the completion of medico-legal formalities and identification, the bodies would be handed over to the relatives.