Boat with fishermen on board lost in Socotra

SOCOTRA, Oct. 30 (YPA) – A fishing boat with fishermen on board was lost in the waters of Ras Arsal off the Socotra Archipelago in southern Yemen, local sources said on Wednesday.

The sources stated that that the fishermen, “Sami Muhammad Ali, Issa Saber Abdullah,” had been on board of the missing boat since they set off on their sea voyage last Monday.

The missing boat is a “Mohsen Bushanda” type, blue in color, according to the sources.

The search for the missing fishermen is ongoing, but no avail has been reported.

YPA