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Missing fishing boat found

Maldives coast guard on Monday located the local fishing boat, two days after it was reported missing.

The local fishing boat had embarked on its journey at 18:00hrs on Friday.

The defense force's marine rescue and search unit had confirmed the vessel was last contacted via satellite phone on Saturday around 18:10hrs.

The vessel which had 25 locals on-board was on its way back to dock after attending technical issues on its engine.

The coast guard had used a helicopter in the search to locate the missing vessel.