Panaji: The bodies of two crew members missing from the sunken fishing vessel Marthoma, which had collided against Indian Navy’s submarine on November 21, were recovered on Thursday, a senior naval official said.
The spokesman of Indian Navy said on Friday that in a joint operation between the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard and ONGC on Thursday (November 28), the mortal remains of two crew missing from the sunken Fishing Vessel Marthoma were recovered, from the vicinity of the sunken ship wreckage.
The ship had sunk off Goa coast.
“The boat had sunk after colliding with an Indian Navy submarine on November 21. Eleven of the 13 crew were rescued on the same day by Indian Navy ships, while two persons had remained missing,” he said.
The spokesman said that the Indian Navy and Coast Guard jointly undertook a week-long search effort, which helped localise the fishing boat’s wreckage on the sea bottom.
“The mortal remains of the two crew were recovered from the vicinity of the wreckage with the assistance of ONGC and are now being handed over to the authorities,” he added.
