Five crew members still missing as Vincentian vessel sinks off Trinidad

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Five crew members still missing as Vincentian vessel sinks off Trinidad

Two men out of a crew of seven have been rescued from a vessel that overturned in Trinidad waters.
The crew members were said to be onboard St Vincent and the Grenadines cargo vessel MV Fair Chance when went it overturned in waters just off the Bocas, Trinidad.
According to reports two of the crew members – Vincentians who currently work in Trinidad for a local contractor – were part of the crew onboard the vessel.
One of them was identified as Eric Calliste.
Calliste is said to be one of the five crew members who are still missing and feared trapped in the overturned vessel.
Two of the crew members were rescued shortly after the incident, which occurred some time after 3 pm on Saturday. They have been identified as Jonelle McIntosh of Grenada and Derrol Small of St Vincent.

Meanwhile, late yesterday afternoon National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds said that the search for the missing five men continue.

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