Rescued Tanzanian fishermen quarantined in Kenya

A Kenya Coast Guard Service ship crosses at the Likoni channel on March 27, 2020. Seven Tanzanian fishermen were rescued after their boat capsized in the Indian Ocean, near the Kenyan shores in Kilifi. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Seven Tanzanian fishermen who were rescued after their boat capsized in the Indian Ocean three days ago have been quarantined in Kilifi County, coastal Kenya.

The fishermen were rescued by Kenya Coast Guards officers after making a distress call near Mtwapa where they were fishing when their vessel developed mechanical problems.