The coastguard of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) rescued three crewmen of a boat that capsized around 3:00am this morning.
According to MNDF, the “Sharaf 4” 83-foot long boat was carrying wood and timber from Male’ when it encountered rough seas en route to the south and capsized in the Kaafu Vaadhoo sea.
The three crewmen – two Maldivians and one foreigner – was rescued at sea by the coastguard and brought back to Male’.
Divers from the coastguard has meanwhile been dispatched to help recover the submerged vessel.
As the cargo of the boat was lost at sea, the coastguard has appealed vessels traveling through the Vaadhoo sea to be wary of floating wood.
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