Spanish trawler sinks off Canada, killing ‘several’ crew; 3 survivors found in lifeboat
- Rescuers found three of the 22 crew in a lifeboat suffering from hypothermia; two other lifeboats were empty, looking for a fourth
- Vessel, based in the Spanish port of Marin in northwestern region of Galicia, went down off Newfoundland on Canada’s Atlantic coast
A Spanish fishing boat sank off Canada’s east coast overnight Monday, killing “several” of the 22 crew members on board, a Spanish coastguard spokeswoman said.
Rescuers saved three crew members and were continuing to search for survivors in the area off Newfoundland on Canada’s Atlantic coast where the ship sank, she added.
Twelve crew members are Spanish nationals, eight are from Peru and the rest from Ghana, according to Spanish media reports.
“We have been informed that … bodies have been found,” Maica Larriba, the central government representative in Pontevedra in the northwestern region of Galicia where the trawler is based, told public radio.
The three survivors were found in a lifeboat suffering from hypothermia, she added.
“The temperature of the water at the moment is horrible, it is very low,” Larriba said
Rescuers found two other lifeboats empty and were looking for a fourth.
