Three, including rescue officers, missing at sea

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Three people have gone missing after a cargo boat loaded with rock aggregate capsized in Laamu Atoll. The eight-crew ‘Friend 4’ had been headed from Laamu Atoll to Huvadhoo Atoll when it began taking in water. The incident was reported to the authorities at around 11:22 pm Wednesday, prompting the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) and Maldives Police Service to launch rescue