Three Tobago fishermen missing

The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard have joined in the search for three men who have been reported missing at sea after going on a fishing expedition out of Swallows Bay, Pigeon Point, Tobago last Thursday. According to reports, the men went fishing off Pigeon Point aboard the “Sea Eagle,” a 32-ft green and white pirogue outfitted with two 85hp outboard engines, carrying the registration number TFT 1338. The men, who were expected back on Friday, have not been seen since. And up to yesterday efforts to locate them have proved futile. A Coast Guard official said due to the information at hand on the expected positioning of the missing fishing pirogue, the search was being coordinated from the Chaguaramas base which he noted was better equpped to deal with the situation. Efforts by Newsday to get further detailed information from the Coast Guard were unsuccessful. All regional Coast Guard and related units, including the Venezuela’s Guardia Nacional, have been alerted and are reportedly on the look-out for the Sea Eagle and its three-man crew.