Canadian rescuers said Tuesday they recovered three more bodies after a Spanish fishing boat sank overnight off Canada’s east coast. This has brought the death toll to ten. Eleven people are still missing. Three of the 24 people on board have been rescued so far.
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The ship came from the Spanish city of Pontevedra. A local official said the rescued three were in a lifeboat with hypothermia symptoms. Canadian rescue workers have been dispatched with a helicopter, a military plane and several ships. They search about 450 kilometers from the island of Newfoundland. According to the team, the weather is complicating the mission. Waves are about 4 meters high and visibility is limited to less than half a kilometer.
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The Spanish government says it is closely monitoring the operation. “We are in constant contact with the rescuers.”
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According to Spanish media, twelve people on board are Spaniards, eight are from Peru and the rest are Ghanaian.
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