Foreigner lost at sea still not found: MNDF

The Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has stated that the foreigner who went missing at sea from a boat traveling from Addu City to Male' on the night of the 16th of this month has still not been found.

The missing person being searched for is a Nepali national named Raj Kumar, who was working as a crew member on the "Seamex" boat traveling from Addu City to Male'. It was previously stated that Raj Kumar was on the boat when the "Seamex" departed Addu around 11:30 pm that night, and he spoke to the boat's captain around 1:15 am. Furthermore, police have stated that it was discovered Raj Kumar was missing from the boat while at sea between Addu City and Fuvahmulah City, when they were about 8 miles close to Fuvahmulah.

The MNDF Southern Area Squadron is conducting a search operation to find the missing crew member. In this sea operation, an area of 304 nautical miles was searched on the 17th and 18th of this month. Additionally, while the area around Fuvahmulah City was searched on the 19th, search operations were also conducted yesterday in the directions the person is believed to have drifted with the current. As part of the efforts to find the crew member, MNDF stated that they are now coordinating with foreign vessels traveling through the area where he went missing.

MNDF has stated that the missing crew member has not been found in the efforts carried out so far.