By Racquel Porter
A search and rescue operation is under way to find 11 fishermen who have been reported missing since Tuesday.
The Maritime Air and Cyber Command of the Jamaica Defence Force is conducting the operation.
The JDF is reporting that the fishermen left the Cow Bay area in St. Andrew for the Morant Cays in three canoe-type vessels on Saturday, June 29 and were expected to return on Tuesday.
When the vessels and fishermen failed to arrive and efforts to reach them proved futile, the JDF was contacted Thursday to begin search and rescue operations.
In a release Friday afternoon, the JDF said all its search and rescue assets are back to full operational status following the passage of Hurricane Beryl.
The army has deployed a helicopter from the JDF Air Wing and its offshore patrol vessels from the JDF Coast Guard as part of efforts to locate the missing fishermen.
The JDF is urging all seafarers to be vigilant and report any sightings of a red, white, and blue fishing vessel named 'Blessing'; a green and burgundy fishing vessel named 'Prayer Warrior', and a vessel named 'Prayer Warrior 2'.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of these vessels is asked to contact the Maritime Air and Operations Centre at 876-926-8121 extension 4004-6 or 876-836 1216.
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