7 rescued, 4 missing after merchant vessel hits fishing boat off Karachi’s Manora

KARACHI: Seven people were rescued while a search operation was underway to find four others missing after a merchant vessel hit a fishing boat off Manora Beach on Friday morning.

Deputy Inspector General of Police in South Province Syed Asad Raza told that "seven people have been rescued so far, while four are still missing in the accident."

Separately, the Edhi Information Centre in Karachi announced that the search operation was continuing to find the missing individuals.

In his account, DIG Raza described the occurrence that happened in a channel at the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) at a time close to 2 am when a civil fishing vessel, Al Shahbaz, was hit by the merchant vessel named Kang Huan.

“All fishermen on the boat jumped into the sea, and the fishing boat toppled down,” the police officer further added. Thereafter, rescue operations were launched by HPO, the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency, and the KPT.

“Seven persons were rescued by another fishing boat,” DIG Raza stated, adding that “Four persons were missing."

“The recovered fishermen have been taken to the hospital via Edhi ambulance from Keamari Jetty,” the DIG said.