“Me really worried, me nah know what happen to me son,” were the words of Latchmin Jagmohan, the mother of one of the three fishermen, who have not been heard from since leaving for sea on January 23.
Missing are captain of the Palpos III, Mahadeo Ramdeo, 24, of 190 Coldingen Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara (ECD), Ramnarine Jagmohan, 46, of 356 Craig Public Road, East Bank Demerara and another man, also said to be from ECD and whose identity has not yet been established.
The men left on the fishing vessel on January 23, and were expected to return 21 days later. They have not been heard from since and their families became concerned and contacted the company, which owns the boat, about the men’s prolonged absence. The matter was also reported to the police.
Relatives said supplies are only carried for a period of 21 days. On Wednesday, a boat was deployed by the men’s employer, Pritipaul Singh Investments (PSI) to conduct a search.
Yesterday, the families said that nothing has been found and called for the search to be widened stating that aerial searches should also be carried out.
Khobindi Sanichara, whose only son, Ramdeo captained the vessel said that she was upset at the responses she got whenever she called the company. She said that yesterday a representative from the Ministry of Agriculture called the home and scheduled a meeting with Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud for today.
Latchmin Jagmohan said that when she contacted PSI yesterday and “they seh that they nah hear nothing
