Ada boat disaster: 7 drown as two fishing boats capsize in Ada

Two fishing boats reportedly capsized in the estuary while attempting to cross the Volta River, leaving seven people missing.

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in Ada has acknowledged that the terrible incident took place on Thursday, September 14.

Twelve of the 19 people that were on the two boats, as reported by NADMO, were saved.

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The Public Relations Officer of the Ada East NADMO said the names of the two boats involved are Shalorm and Barcelona.

“These two fishing boats went fishing and they were coming back when they met a tidal wave and the two boats capsized,” Dan-Doe said.

“The name of the first boat is Shalorm and we got to know that there were eleven people on board. We have seen ten and one is missing. We have also seen the boat, which is damaged.”

“With the issue of the second boat, we got to know that eight were on board. Two have been found and six are missing. NADMO, the Navy, and the community search team are still searching for the missing fishermen.”

SOURCE: myjoyonline