Three people have gone missing after a supply vessel en route to Huvadhoo Atoll sank after it took on water in the middle of the sea.
The Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) said its rescue workers saved 7 of the 8 crew members after the vessel sank.
MNDF also said that 3 people are missing after the incident and that the missing people include the crew of the vessel.
It also said one of its soldiers and a police officer in the rescue team have gone missing during the rescue effort.
MNDF added that they have launched the search operations for the missing via sea and air.
It said they were using a Maldivian flight for aerial search operations, along with drones, while MNDF Coastguard vessels and police sea vessels were scouring the area for the missing rescuers and the captain.
