7 FISHERMEN PRESUMED DEAD AS BOAT DESTROYED IN BAD WEATHER IN WESTERN YEMEN

HODEIDA, Feb. 25 (Saba) - At least seven fishermen went missing and are presumed to have died after their boat was destroyed in tough weather in a second accident in almost a week in western Yemen, alsahwa-yement.net reported on Wednesday.

About 15 fishermen were aboard the boat that was afflicted at Al-Sawabe Island in the Red Sea. 8 of the fishermen were rescued by their fellows who were near to the accident site but the seven remain missing and their fate is still unclear.

An intensive search for them in underway, according to sources at the west-based Coastguard.

On the other hand, an officer and two soldiers vanished while on their way to one of the Yemeni islands in the Red Sea where they would have been on a ration distribution duty.

They were lost in late January and their fate has not been established yet. According to informed sources, the boat of the three was attacked by a missile fired by one of foreign anti-piracy warships patrolling the region.

6 days ago, 17 fishermen drowned in the sea when their boat capsized in bad weather.

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