Lone survivor found on Sri Lankan fishing vessel adrift in Maldives

A Sri Lankan fishing vessel was found adrift in Maldivian waters on Wednesday with one survivor, reports Haveeru.

The survivor, Ramzee, 25, told the Maldivian fishermen who discovered him and his vessel that there had been four other crew members on board.

They had died of starvation and their bodies had to be thrown overboard.

The boat had set sail from Sri Lanka eight months ago, and had drifted into Maldivian waters after its engines malfunctioned, according to Ramzee.

A Maldivian fishing vessel discovered Ramzee’s boat near Gaaf Dhaal Atoll Thinadhoo.

Ramzee is now at the Thinadhoo Regional Hospital while authorities are investigating the cause of the incident.