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“I did not give up hope. I just kept on searching,”- Boat captain rescues lost Whitehouse fishermen
Seven fishermen who were lost at sea for more than a week were reunited with families in Whitehouse, Westmoreland, yesterday after being saved by a seaman who refused to give up on his rescue mission. What was expected to be an uneventful three-day trip to the Pedro Cays turned out be a nightmare for seasoned fishermen Wilton Swaby, Patrick Gooden, Ricardo Samuels, Ian Wright, Clive Tomlinson, Eyverth Blair and Alvin Blair.,,, Oniel Jones, captain of the rescue vessel, recounted sailing “about 150 miles out to sea” on his vessel, Lady Felicia. >click to read< 08:38
