A Maltese fishing boat has found the corpse of a man close to the area where the corpses of two missing Maltese fishermen were recovered over the past few days.

An AFM patrol boat has been diverted to the location.

Informed sources said the man is in an advanced state of decomposition and cannot be immediately identified.

A number of fishing boats, patrol boats and a helicopter are currently sweeping the area, looking for an 11-year-old boy and an Ethiopian fisherman still missing following the sinking of the Maltese fishing boat Simshar. The boat sank early on Friday of last week after an engine room explosion.

Its owner, Simon Bugeja, has been the only survivor so far. He is in intensive care at Mater Dei Hospital.

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