Three fishermen still missing, gov’t sets up probe team

Three fishermen remain missing after their boat capsized in the Atlantic on Saturday morning and the government has convened a seven-member team to report on the incident within 14  days even as criticism mounts of Noble House Seafoods’ handling of the matter.

It was reported that the vessel, M/V WorldFriend 307 capsized some 18 miles off the Mahaicony Coast after reportedly taking in water on Saturday morning and it was only last night that the first public statement on the matter was made by Noble House.

Missing are Captain of the vessel, Harold Anthony Damon, 45; Ronald Burton, 78; both of Agricola and Winston Sam, 46, of McDoom, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Vincent Dazzell, another crewman from Agricola is the lone survivor to date.