WANA (Oct 31) – Ahmad Nafisi, Deputy Governor of Hormozgan Province for Political, Security and Social Affairs, has reported that two fishing boats were attacked by US forces in the waters off Qeshm Island, leaving two people missing.
Nafisi said the incident occurred at around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, about 18 miles off Masan village in Qeshm County. Each boat had two people on board.
He added that two of the occupants were transferred to Qeshm Island following the incident. One of them was taken to hospital for medical treatment due to injuries.
The deputy governor said the other two occupants remained missing, adding that search and rescue operations were underway to locate them.
Nafisi stressed that the relevant authorities are following up on the incident and that further information would be released once official and accurate reports became available.
Update: Two Missing Fishermen Rescued After US Drone Attack
Two fishermen who went missing following the attack by an American drone on fishing boats near Qeshm Island have been found, Hormozgan Governorate stated.
Following search and rescue operations at the drone strike site, the two missing fishermen were fortunately located and rescued.
