2 bodies recovered after fishing boat capsizes off Karachi’s Sea View

KARACHI: Two fishermen’s bodies were recovered on Tuesday, a day after a boat carrying five fishermen capsized in the sea near Sea View’s Nishan-i-Pakistan monument.

According to a statement issued by the Edhi Foundation, two of the fishermen were rescued safely on Monday evening, while three went missing after the boat capsized.

The foundation said the bodies of two of the missing fishermen were recovered on Tuesday, while a search operation was under way for the third.

One of the deceased was identified as 55-year-old Abdul Salam, son of Fateh Ali, while the identity of the other was yet to be ascertained, it added.

The bodies were shifted to Jinnah hospital through Edhi ambulances.

Rescue 1122 spokesperson Hassaan Ul Haseeb Khan told Dawn that the incident occurred after the boat developed a fault at sea. He said the authorities had also sought assistance from the Pakistan Navy and Coast Guard for the rescue operation.

In May, 18 were rescued after their boat capsized in the sea near Karachi’s Ibrahim Hyderi.

In January, seven people were rescued, and four remained missing after a merchant vessel collided with a fishing boat off Karachi’s Manora. The same month, a boat carrying eight Karachi residents capsized in the open sea near Keti Bandar.

Last year, a fisherman drowned when his boat capsized in the open sea near Port Qasim due to strong winds.