Karachi, (PR) : Pakistan Navy (PN) in coordination with the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) has recovered the remaining dead bodies of the missing fisherman of boat Al-Assad in a joint Search and Rescue (SAR) operation.
SAR operation was started on 05 March 24 in open sea. Despite challenging conditions, SAR, PN & PMSA deployed aircraft, helicopters, ships, and speed boats to locate and recover all missing fishermen. After the historic success of yesterday when 10 dead bodies were successfully located and recovered from the sea. Today all dead bodies have been recovered from the open sea.
The fishing boat Al-Assad with an onboard crew of 45 capsized in the open sea off Hajmbro Creek on 5 March due to inclement weather. All 14 missing fishermen have been successfully recovered by PN & PMSA units.
Conduct of continuous Search and Rescue operations by PN & PMSA is a demonstration of PN’s commitment to ensure the rescue and safety of seafarers & civilians at sea.
