Tragedy on sea at Munford

Apam (C/R), Sept. 5, GNA - One fisherman got drowned in the sea and two others seriously injured when a boat on which they were returning from fishing was capsized by an angry wave at Munford on Thursday. Opanyin Kofi Tawiah, 40, and Mr. Kwesi Thompson, 36, the injured, were treated and discharged at the Apam Catholic Mission Hospital. Opanyin Tawiah, who narrated the tragedy to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), at Apam, declined to mention the name of the drowned colleague. He said at about 0800 hours when they were about to land on shore, there was high tidal waves and their boat capsized and part of it got destroyed.

Opanyin Tawiah said a search party has been organized by fishermen in the area to look for the body of the drowned colleague. He said because of difficulties in landing at Munford by fishermen, they were landing at the Apam beach before transporting their catch to Munford.

The GNA learnt that the fishermen in Munford have over the years been appealing for the building of fishing harbour in the town to boost the fishing industry.

In a related development, the chief fisherman of the Elmina area, Neenyi Kweku Mbiri told the GNA that six canoes and outboard motors and fishing nets were damaged on sea on Thursday. He said three of the canoes that were landing after fishing capsized while the other three that had been anchored were destroyed heavy tides.

According to Neenyi Mbiri the fishermen had organized themselves to retrieve the net and outboards motors.