Three more bodies found in sinking of Spanish trawler off Newfoundland; death toll rises to 10
- Efforts continue to find the 11 remaining crew members who were lost in the eastern Atlantic when the ship went down on Tuesday
- The fishing boat named Villa de Pitanxo, which operated out of Spain’s Galicia region, sank in the dark early on Tuesday, tossing its 24 crew members into icy seas
Canadian rescuers have located three more bodies from a Spanish fishing vessel that sank in rough seas off Newfoundland, taking the death toll to 10.
Efforts continue to find the 11 remaining crew members who were lost in the eastern Atlantic when the ship went down on Tuesday. Three members were rescued alive.
The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax confirmed the recovery of the three additional bodies.
“Our thoughts go out to all the families of this crew,” the rescue centre said on Twitter.
The rescue centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, operated by Canada’s air force and coastguard, dispatched helicopters, planes and a rescue vessel to the area, which is 450km (280 miles) off the island of Newfoundland.
The 50m (164ft) long fishing boat named Villa de Pitanxo, which operated out of northwest Spain’s Galicia region, sank in the dark early on Tuesday morning, tossing its 24 crew members into icy seas.