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It has been 12 days since boat owner Mahendra Ompertab called Rubber, 29, and his brother-in-law Kanhai Madramootoo called Johnny, 41, both of whom are attached to the Rosignol Fishermen’s Coop Society, left their base in a small vessel fitted with a 40hp engine for a journey which does not last for more than 12 hours.Missing: Mahendra OmpertabThey left their 318 McRae Street, Rosignol Village,China Jerseys Wholesale, West Bank Berbice home at a regularly scheduled time on Saturday August 18th and were expected to return during the course of the night. They never returned.While fishing, two days ago (on August 28), fishermen attached to the same Coop Society discovered a quantity of equipment at sea. They brought the articles ashore and it was confirmed that they belong to the two missing men.Kaieteur News understands from the Coop Society that the articles were found in water approximately ten fathoms (18.3 metres/ 60 ft) in depth in the Berbice River, in proximity to the Abary area. The fishermen believe that the boat used by the two men may have sunk somewhere close to where the articles were found, due to the impact of pulling the fishing lines.This publication attempted to make contact with the family of the missing men. Madramootoo’s wife, Gaitree,Cheap Jerseys From China, their 20-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter were not at home,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, but speaking with Ompertab’s wife, Debbie, who was by her mother with her three children Esha, 9, Haafizah,Cheap Jerseys From China, 7, and Hafeeze,China Jerseys Cheap, 4, the woman said she is still living on hope that her husband is alive.She described him as “a very loving person and the sole breadwinner of the family”. “He is very hard working and loves his children a lot, and that makes it very difficult for me, since our four year old son still says his daddy gone to work and will come home.”Debbie said that she is staying with her mother presently and is being supported by her family members and the Muslim society.When asked if she had given up now that his fishing equipment had been found, she replied in the negative, saying that she would “give it some more time” because her brother Johnny is a fisherman since the age of ten and her husband started fishing since he was in his teens, and they are experienced seamen. She says she has been married for the past ten years.Mahendra Ompertab’s wife and childrenKaieteur News understands that this is not the first time that these two fishermen have been missing at sea,Cheap NFL Jerseys, but not for such a long period. On several occasions they were warned of taking their small boat out into the deep waters.The men’s fishing net which was recovered with other items. |
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