A major search and rescue operation is under way to find two fishermen who went missing in waters off Great Harbor Cay in the Berry Islands last Saturday.

The two men Dwayne Deangelo Winder, 23, and Leslie Travis Winder, 25, both of William Dean Senior Highway, Bullocks Harbour, left that island on a fishing trip around 9 a.m. in a white and gray 10 -15 feet vessel with a 25 – horse power engine.

The men were last seen in the area of Little Sturrup Cay around 1 p.m. that day.

Police in Great Harbour Cay, Berry Islands along with, BASRA, US Coast Guard and local residents are actively searching for the two fishermen.