Two foreign fishermen lost in Atlantic Ocean rescued in Bayelsa

<p>“The situation is under control. The fire started around 4:30 am on Monday, and when we got the information, our men were quickly mobilised to the scene, and they condoned off the area to avoid any case of vandalism,” he said.</p>, <p>The Police authorities have established contact with a coast guard officer from Saô Tomē and Principe and are making concerted effort to reunite them with their families.</p>, <p>The statement issued on Monday to DAILY POST, through the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Asinim Butswat, said “The two fishermen, Antonio Sabino ‘m’ 52 years and Osorio Pires ‘m’ 41 years from Neves in SaôTomē and Principe got lost in the Atlantic Ocean for five days before being rescued by a Captain of a fishing trawler.”</p>, <p>Men of the fire service from Delta and Anambra states are currently at the scene battling with the situation at the time of filing this report.</p>, <p>He said the Portuguese-speaking fishermen, who were visibly worried, were demonstrating with sign language before they were handed over to the police, as it appears impossible to communicate with them because of the language barrier.</p>, <p>In 2019, bodies of two male fishermen at an advanced stage decomposition were found in a fishing boat that drifted ashore in Okpoama from Saọ̄ Tomē and Principe.</p>, <p>DAILY POST learnt that the incident, which occurred early hours of Monday, led to the burning of a substantial part of the hotel structure.</p>, <p>Confirming the incident, the Bayelsa State Police Command, said the Divisional Police Officer of Okpoama Division, Brass Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, has taken custody of two fishermen who were rescued by a captain of a fishing trawler at 50 nautical miles off the Atlantic Ocean, on 2 July 2023.</p>, <p>Chief Sinte also informed DAILY POST that a fisherman from Ilaje in Ondo State but resident in Okpoama has been missing for over a week, adding that his colleagues have been searching the ocean for days.</p>, <p>According to the Chairman of the Okpoama Kingdom Securi