The three fishermen who were found after being missing for two weeks are expected to be reunited with their relatives today.
Jairam Surujpaul, his brother Jirgodhan Surujpaul and their cousin Lochan Teserdeen were rescued on Friday by the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard in the Kamwatta area in the Moruca Sub-Region. Following their rescue, two of the men were taken to the army base at Mabaruma while another was at Kumaka, a port in the Mabaruma Sub-Region.
Ramotar Surujpaul, the nephew of the Surujpaul brothers, told Stabroek News yesterday that when he spoke to the men just after 3 pm they were preparing to leave Mabaruma with officials from the Coast Guard.
He said the men are expected in Georgetown some time today. The men were in good health and had undergone health examinations at the army outpost, he said.
Winston Goriah, the owner of the Capital Sunil vessel, said he had been told by the Coast Guard that the men are expected today.
He said he was grateful that they were safe. Asked about the condition of his vessel, he said he was waiting until today to find out.
The three men left a location on the East Coast of Demerara on July 31 were expected back on August 3, but had not been heard from since Friday.
It is reported that the vessel had encountered engine trouble and that the boat strayed off course. A search operation led by Lieutenant Cush, saw the army outfit scouring several miles along the Waini Coast until the men were discovered in the boat.
