Relatives of missing fishermen meets Minister Mustapha

Relatives of the three missing fishermen met with Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, at his
Regent Street office on Monday. The men were reported missing after the trawler they were
operating on capsized Saturday morning, some 18 miles off the Mahaicony Coast.
The relatives were told by Mustapha that he remains hopeful that the men were able to activate
their skills as experienced fishermen and survived. He said the incident has attracted the attention
of President Irfaan Ali, and that a committee has since been set up to investigate the matter.
The agriculture minister disclosed that government will work with them to ensure they have full
disclosure of the findings of the probe, noting that they could rest assured of government’s full
support.

Missing are the vessel’s Captain, Harold Anthony Damon, 45; Ronald Burton, 78; and Winston
Sam, 46.