Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), on Monday, revealed that the body of an expatriate was discovered, after he went missing aboard a cargo vessel that caught fire and sank off the coast of Gan, Laamu Atoll.
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Maldives National Defence Force seen in their effort to control the blaze. PHOTO: MALDIVES NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE
Ahmed Aiham
2020-08-11 09:30:17
Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), on Monday, revealed that the body of an expatriate was discovered, after he went missing aboard a cargo vessel that caught fire and sank off the coast of Gan, Laamu Atoll.
According to MNDF spokesperson Major Ibrahim Azim, the body was discovered 48 metres underwater by the defence force's search and rescue teams.
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