
Tragic: Ten dead and 11 missing as Spanish trawler sinks off Canada
At least 10 people have died and 11 are missing after a Spanish fishing boat sank off Canada’s east coast. Three crew members have been rescued, and efforts to find survivors are continuing. The crew of 24 included 16 Spanish, plus Peruvian and Ghanaian nationals, according to Spanish media reports. The vessel, registered in 2004 and based in the port of Marin in the Spanish region of Galicia, sank in waters off Canada’s Newfoundland. Two distress alerts were received from the Villa de Pitanxo vessel more than 450km (279 miles) from land, according to Spanish sea search and rescue agency … Continue reading Tragic: Ten dead and 11 missing as Spanish trawler sinks off Canada