A Japanese registered fishing vessel, “Ryoei Maro”, damaged in a collision with a Thai vessel, off the coast of Angoche district, in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, sank on Thursday, media reports Friday quoted Angoche maritime authorities as saying.
The Mozambican authorities are working to rescue the 22 crew members of the “Ryoei Maro” (seven Japanese and 15 Indonesians), who had been transferred to the Thai ship, “Tengone BH3102”, after the collision, which occurred in the small hours of Tuesday morning.