Missing landing craft found by Indian navy
The Maria-3 vessel was located 130 nautical miles north-west of the island of Isdhoo in Laamu atoll by an Indian navy aircraft
21 May 2017, 9:00 AM
A landing craft that went missing with six people onboard last week was found Saturday night with the help of the Indian navy.
The Maria-3 vessel was located 130 nautical miles north-east of the island of Isdhoo in Laamu atoll by an Indian navy aircraft, according to the Maldives National Defence Force.
The six people – Maldivian captain Adam Naeem, his wife Zuleyha Usman and four foreign crewmembers – are safe and unharmed. The landing craft was being led to Malé by an Indian navy vessel at the time of publication.
The MNDF coastguard launched a search and rescue operation when the landing craft went missing en route to the island of Gan in Laamu atoll after unloading harbour construction material at the island of Thulusdhoo near Malé.
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