TOBAGO Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) director Allan Stewart says the Coast Guard has sought assistance from international agencies to help in the search for the two Tobago fishermen who went missing at sea on February 11.

Albert “BB” James and Junior “Flehbeh” Thorne, both experienced fishermen, set out to sea from Pigeon Point at around 6 am on-board a 28-foot, open-top pirogue, Xena, and were expected to return by 10 am. They are still missing.

Teams comprising the Air Guard, Coast Guard, TEMA, the All Tobago Fisherfolk Association (ATFA) and other groups have been searching for the men despite a Hazardous Seas (Yellow Level) alert being in effect.