Tuesday, May 21, 2013

NAURU APPEAL FOR NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES ASSISTANCE TO HELP FIND IT TWO MISSING FISHERMEN

The Commissioner of Police Mr. Richard Britten was interviewed by Nauru Media on NTV News regarding the incident that occurred on Friday 10, of May 2013, where two local fishermen at the age of around 19 and 13 (boys) went missing in the sea and were haven’t been found till today.

According to Mr. Britten he said on Friday morning he had ordered all their three rescue boats for the search whole day and there was no success. The Commissioner said that he had spoken to the parents of the two boys that soon he will be calling off the search operation since it has taken more than three days with no positive sign on ground search.

Mr. Britten said he has contacted all Aviation controls from neighbouring countries to keep an eye on these two boys in the sea, and if possible to call for their rescue as soon as possible.  

The Commissioner said he is aware of the Fisheries Safety Regulations in place, but really the responsibility is in the hands of every fisherman in Nauru to ensure that they are able to have basic emergency equipment on-board such as life jacket and radio before going out for fishing because of emergencies.

However, besides the Commissioner’s message the parents, families and friends of the two missing boys urged everyone for their assistance in allocating and rescuing these two fishermen.

If you see this blog, please help spread this news to your local media and news stations close to Nauru for help. 

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