Water pumped out of Oivaru dhoni that sank last night

Water has been pumped out of the Oivaru dhoni, which took on water and sank while moored at Addu City Maradhoo harbor late last night.

The Oivaru dhoni is an 85-foot vessel operating in the Addu City fishery.

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MNDF stated that upon receiving reports of the vessel taking on water around 01:05 last night, firefighters from the MNDF Southern Area Command Hithadhoo Fire Station and soldiers from the MNDF Southern Area Command Coast Guard Fourth Squadron went to the area and provided assistance in pumping out the water. MNDF added that the water accumulated in the dhoni was completely pumped out by around 05:10 early this morning.