Shipwrecked: Navy rescues stranded fishing boat

The Wadi-e-Sindh handed over to the Maritime Security Agency.

ISLAMABAD: A fishing boat, Wadi-e-Sindh, was stranded at sea for four days until they were rescued by the navy.

There were 15 crewmembers onboard, and the vessel was drifting at 15 nautical miles south-west of Pasni after its engine failed. The boat’s captain called the navy for assistance. When the navy ship arrived, and found crew exhausted after being stranded in severe weather conditions for four days. The boat was toed to Pasni through rough waters. The Wadi-e-Sindh was handed over to the Maritime Security Agency. Press Release



Published in The Express Tribune, June 16th, 2011.