Eight sailors were killed when a fishing ship sank off the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. There were 27 people on board, including 8 Russian citizens and 10 Spaniards, according to Spanish media.
A government delegation from Galicia, a region located in northwestern Spain, reported from the Falkland Islands maritime authorities that there were ’14 survivors, eight dead and five missing.’
For its part, the maritime authorities in the Falkland Islands have not yet announced any death toll following the sinking of the boat “Argus Georgia” due to a strong storm, which had 27 crew members on board.
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albarez said that “ten passengers of Spanish origin were on board,” adding that “some of them were scientists.”
Two Spanish citizens were killed and two others were missing, according to the authorities of the Galicia region, from which the two deceased sailors came.
The British newspaper “The Guardian” said, “Among the crew members were 10 Spanish citizens, inclu
ding the captain, and local media reported that the boat was also carrying crew members from Russia, Indonesia, Uruguay and Peru.”
The government of the Falkland Islands, a small archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean whose sovereignty is disputed by the United Kingdom and Argentina, announced that rescue operations were underway.
The Galician authorities said that “all the survivors are in good health and only a small number of minor injuries were reported,” noting that the survivors are on their way to Port Stanley, the capital of the archipelago, to be admitted to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency