Canadian Navy helps fishermen adrift in Gulf of Oman
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
OTTAWA: The Canadian Navy said on Friday it had helped 18 fishermen who were adrift in a boat that ran out of fuel off Pakistan’s coast.
The crew of the Navy ship Charlottetown on Thursday responded to a distress signal from the “Al-Rahman” fishing vessel with 18 Pakistanis on board that was adrift in the Gulf of Oman, the Navy said in a statement. The Canadian vessel, which is collaborating with US-led forces fighting terrorism in the Gulf region, filled the fishing vessel’s fuel tanks and helped it get on its way. afp
Daily Times