{"id":225698,"date":"2025-02-16T08:48:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T12:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=225698"},"modified":"2025-02-16T08:48:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T12:48:49","slug":"antiguan-officials-appeal-for-help-to-find-fishermen-missing-at-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antiguan-officials-appeal-for-help-to-find-fishermen-missing-at-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Antiguan Officials Appeal For Help To Find Fishermen Missing At Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Mariners,<\/p>

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According to my counterparts in the region, two fishers from Tobago have been reported missing at sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday 11th of February 2025, they departed from Pigeon Point (Tobago) on a 28FT WHITE OPEN FIBREGLASS PIROGUE (BLUE BOTTOM and BLUE\/GREEN INSIDE) with TWO 60 HP MERCURY OUTBOARD ENGINES.<\/p>

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The vessel is registered as XENA, with registration number TFT 1528. The crew included Albert \u201cBB\u201d James (captain) and Junior \u201cFlehbeh\u201d Thorne (deckhand).<\/p>

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If you see this vessel, please contact the ABDF Coast Guard on VHF channel 16 or at: (268) 462-3206, (268) 462-2841, or (268) 462-2843.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Respectfully,<\/p>

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Ian Horsford<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chief Fisheries Officer<\/p>

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Dear Mariners, According to my counterparts in the region, two fishers from Tobago have been reported missing at sea. On Tuesday 11th of February 2025, they departed from Pigeon Point (Tobago) on a 28FT WHITE OPEN FIBREGLASS PIROGUE (BLUE BOTTOM and BLUE\/GREEN INSIDE) with TWO 60 HP MERCURY OUTBOARD ENGINES. The vessel is registered as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":225699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-225698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nAntigua: Missing Fishermen Case Update - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Urgent notice regarding two missing fishers from Tobago. 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