10 of 15 missing fishermen found in Honduran waters

Ten of the 15 Honduran fishermen who went missing at sea since last week have been rescued.

They were aboard the Rainforest Seafood-owned Fallen Star fishing boat en route to Jamaica from Honduras when signals to the vessel were lost.

The 10 fishers were found on a lifeboat in Honduran waters on Thursday.

An oil tanker was sailing from Port Esquivel to Guatemala when the men were spotted.

Roger Lyn, director of marketing and corporate affairs of Rainforest Seafoods, said that “an unknown authority” has dispatched the necessary medical personnel to determine the condition of the rescued fishermen.

Spirits are still high although the whereabouts of the remaining five fishermen are still unknown as investigations are still under way.

“It’s still early days,” Lyn told The Gleaner, adding that the men have yet to be identified and their families contacted.