Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, Rathna Gamage, revealed that a special committee has been appointed to investigate the current incidents of fishing vessels capsizing at sea.The Deputy Minister points out that the committee has actually been formed with the objective of identifying the causes of these mishaps and offering proper solutions.Over the past 2 days, 3 different fishing vessel accidents have actually been reported, resulting in five confirmed deaths, with 2 fishermen still missing.A boat accident was reported today (29) in the seas off Tangalle.
An overall of 6 fishermen were onboard the vessel when it capsized off the coast of Paravi Wella Beach in Tangalle.
Four of them were saved with the help of a dinghy.Later, the body of among the two anglers who went missing after the multi-day fishing vessel capsized was recuperated this afternoon, the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) confirmed.Meanwhile, the bodies of the two fishermen onboard a boat that capsized off the coast of Moragalla, Beruwala, yesterday (28 ), reportedly washed ashore at Bentota Beach today, according to police.The 2 fishermen, determined as Nadun Kumara and his brother Duminda Nadun Kumara, were homeowners of Aluthgama and had actually gone missing out on at sea yesterday.Furthermore, the bodies of 2 fishermen who were reported missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Galle on June 27 were also recuperated the other day, the Sri Lanka Navy confirmed.Two other fishermen onboard the exact same boat were likewise saved and brought safely to coast.
The vessel, which had five fishermen onboard, had actually set out from the Dondra Fisheries Harbour on June 27.