Two Ghanian fishermen were on Tuesday, rescued by the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS), code-named, PROSPERITY.
The Navy ship was on patrol of about 10 nautical miles (nm) North East of Dangote Quay when they sighted a man floating at sea on a yellow 20 litres gallon and immediately ship altered course towards the position of the man and successfully recovered him.
The rescued man, however, told his rescuers that there was a second person involved in the accident, at this point, the ship proceeded to the position of the second man and safely recovered him as well.
Director of Information, Commodore AO Ayo-Vaughan, in a statement on Friday, August 5, said that further investigations revealed that the rescued men were Ghanaian fishermen residing at Takwa Bay, Lagos.
“They went fishing on Sunday, July 31, 2022, but encountered a boat mishap at about 10 pm same day.
“Sadly, two of them were said to have drowned before the remaining two were rescued by NNS PROSPERITY.
“The Nigerian Navy wishes to reiterate its commitment towards ensuring the security and safety of all seafarers in Nigeria’s maritime domain.” The brief statement reads.
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