The Western Regional Marine Police Command has launched a coordinated search for a missing fishing canoe, Second Chance, and its seven crew members after the vessel failed to return from a fishing expedition offshore Axim.
The canoe’s owner, Nana Kweku Atta, reported the disappearance at the Fishing Harbour Police Station in Sekondi on October 18, 2026, nine days after the vessel departed the Sekondi Fishing Harbour on October 9 for the expedition.
A statement issued by the Western Regional Police Command said preliminary investigations showed that repeated attempts to contact the crew had been unsuccessful.
It said subsequent information suggested that the canoe might have suffered engine failure and drifted towards Tema and the Volta coast, although its last known position had yet to be confirmed.
The Marine Police Command is collaborating with the Ghana Navy, Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Fisheries Commission and fishing communities to establish the canoe’s last known location and trace the missing crew.
According to the statement, the Western Naval Command, relevant coastal police stations, chief fishermen and the Eastern Naval Command in Tema had been alerted to assist in the search.
The police have also appealed to fishing communities along the coast to report any sightings of the canoe or information that could help locate the vessel and its crew to the nearest police station.
The statement was signed by Chief Superintendent of Police Olivia Et Adiku, Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Western Regional Police Command.
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