The Western Regional Marine Police Command is coordinating a search for a missing fishing canoe, Second Chance, and its seven crew members after the vessel failed to return from a fishing expedition offshore Axim.
In a statement issued on Tuesday (October 20), the Western Regional Police Command said the canoe’s owner, Nana Kweku Atta, reported the incident at the Fishing Harbour Police Station in Sekondi on October 18.
According to the police, the canoe departed Sekondi Fishing Harbour on October 9 for a fishing expedition offshore Axim but had not returned by the time the report was made.
Preliminary investigations indicate that repeated attempts to contact the crew had been unsuccessful.
A subsequent update suggested that the canoe might have suffered engine failure and drifted towards Tema and the Volta coast. However, its last known position has yet to be confirmed.
The police said they were working with the Ghana Navy, Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Fisheries Commission and fishing communities to establish the canoe’s last known position and locate the crew.
The Western Naval Command, Eastern Naval Command in Tema, relevant coastal police stations and chief fishermen have also been alerted to assist in the search.
NB: We cant verify wether the statement was trying to state 19th October instead of 9th October
