BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A fishing boat carrying 27 individuals sank Tuesday almost 200 miles (320 kilometers) off the coast of the Falkland Islands, leaving no less than six individuals lifeless and 7 individuals lacking, in line with British and Spanish maritime officers.
Fourteen individuals made it onto a life raft and had been rescued by two different fishing boats that had been close by when the 176-foot (54-meter) vessel, referred to as the Argos Georgia, sank within the South Atlantic Ocean close to Argentina, Spanish authorities stated.
Officers from Spain’s Pontevedra province in southeastern Galicia, recognized 10 of the crew members as Spaniards, however didn’t elaborate on their situation. They stated there have been a number of different nationalities among the many crew.
The Falkland Islands — the British-controlled archipelago that Argentina calls the Islas Malvinas and claims as its personal — stated it had obtained an emergency sign on Monday from the Argos Georgia.
The sign indicated that the boat was east of Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands, when it started taking over water. On the time, the ship was crusing at a pace of 35 knots per hour, in line with monitoring web site MarineTraffic.com.
Plane and a number of other vessels had been deployed within the search-and-rescue effort.
The Argos Georgia is managed by Argos Froyanes Ltd, a privately-owned joint British-Norwegian firm, and was crusing underneath the flag of St Helena, one other of Britain’s remaining abroad territories within the South Atlantic. The boat was in-built 2018, in line with Vesselfinder, a web site for monitoring marine visitors.
Britain and Argentina went to struggle over the Falkland Islands in 1982, when Argentine troops launched into an ill-fated invasion that killed 649 Argentines and 255 British troopers.
