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Missing 7: Search Suspended After 4 Days Of Operations

A decision has been made to suspend search operations for the seven men missing at sea since Wednesday last week. The Fiji Maritime Surveillance Rescue Coordination Centre confirmed that a
31 Dec 2018 11:25
Missing 7: Search Suspended After 4 Days Of Operations
The seven who are still missing at sea since Wednesday December 26, 2018.

A decision has been made to suspend search operations for the seven men missing at sea since Wednesday last week.

The Fiji Maritime Surveillance Rescue Coordination Centre confirmed that a decision was reached this morning at 8.20am.

An area of 5,000sq km has been covered over 4 days by air, marine & ground teams.

The FMSRCC and Fiji Police Force will continue to monitor the case.

Yesterday two t-shirts and a boat seat were spotted by the search and rescue team.

Last Wednesday the 7 left Nawaikama village in Gau on a yellow fibreglass boat for Levuka to do some shopping but failed to return.

 

 

 

 



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