Mangalore, September 19: The identity of the body of one among the six men went missing on Thursday off Mangalore coast has been established.
The body of Abdul Rahman (35), one among the six fishermen onboard the ill-fated Ocean Fisheries-2 boat, was spotted by the Coast Guard on Saturday evening and was brought to the shore early on Sunday.
The body of Rahman, a resident oPanjimogaru and son of late Abdul Khader of Beedinabali, was handed over to the relatives after post-mortem at the Wenlock mortuary here on Sunday afternoon.
The mayyat was given a ghusul at the Jumma Masjid in Bunder and was then brought to his residence in Panjimogaru. The burial took place at Kuloor Jumma Masjid burial ground at 4pm, according to family sources.
Abdul Rahman had started a transport company 10 years ago. He then took up the matt manufacturing unit and was supplying floor matt to various masjids in and around Mangalore. Of late he had developed interest in fishing activities and was working as a cook onboard Ocean Fisheries-2 for the past six months. He was also well-versed in spreading the net and catching the fish, recalls Naushad Bavu, a resident of Panjimogaru.
Abdul Rahman is survived by wife, two sons. The eldest son Mohammed Rafeek is studying in first standard while the other son five-year-old Mohammed Rasheed is in LKG.
Abdul Rahman was looking forward to returning home after completing the eight-day fishing voyage on Thursday when their boat met with an accident near Alive Bagilu. Of the seven men onboard the ship, one was rescued (Vincent from Thiruvananthapuram)and brought to the shore. The dead bodies of the remaining five victims are yet to be traced.
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