Marine Police search for missing canoe and seven crew members off Western coast
The Western Regional Marine Police Command is coordinating a multi-agency search for a missing fishing canoe, Second Chance, and its seven crew members after the vessel failed to return from a fishing expedition off Axim. The search involves the Ghana Navy, Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Fisheries Commission and fishing communities along the coast. In a statement issued on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, and signed by Chief Superintendent of Police Olivia Et Adiku, Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Western Region, the Police said the canoe’s owner, Nana Kweku Atta, reported the disappearance at the Fishing Harbour Police Station in Sekondi on October 18.