Seven Ghanaian fishermen who went missing after departing the Sekondi Fishing Harbour for a fishing expedition offshore Axim have been rescued in Benin’s territorial waters, the Western Regional Marine Police Command has announced.
The fishermen were rescued by local fishermen on Wednesday, October 21, at about 10 p.m., three days after their disappearance was reported to the police.
In a statement issued on Thursday, October 22, the Marine Police Command identified the rescued fishermen as Kofi Emmanuel, 32; Uncle Amoah, 45; Kwamena Nkum, 29; Kofi Aboagye, 36; Doboa, 35; Agya Badu, 42; and Kwamena Akyem, 40.
The Command said arrangements were underway to facilitate their safe return to Ghana, with the Marine Police, Ghana Navy and their counterparts in Benin and Togo coordinating efforts to complete the repatriation process.
The incident was reported to the Fishing Harbour Police Station in Sekondi on Sunday, October 18, by the owner of the canoe, Nana Kweku Atta.
According to the police, Mr Atta told investigators that the canoe had departed the Sekondi Fishing Harbour on Friday, October 9, for a fishing expedition offshore Axim but had failed to return as expected.
Preliminary investigations indicated that repeated attempts to contact the seven crew members had been unsuccessful, prompting concerns about their whereabouts and leading to the report to the police.
Source: citinewsroom
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