At least 10 people have died and 11 are missing after a Spanish fishing boat sank off Canada’s east coast.
Three crew members have been rescued, and efforts to find survivors are continuing.
The crew of 24 included 16 Spanish, plus Peruvian and Ghanaian nationals, according to Spanish media reports.
The vessel, registered in 2004 and based in the port of Marin in the Spanish region of Galicia, sank in waters off Canada’s Newfoundland.
Two distress alerts were received from the Villa de Pitanxo vessel more than 450km (279 miles) from land, according to Spanish sea search and rescue agency Salvamento Marítimo.
A Canadian rescue mission was launched, deploying a rescue ship and helicopter as well as fishing boats in the region.
Weather conditions, including rough seas and fierce winds, were complicating the search for survivors.
The three survivors were found in a lifeboat suffering from hypothermia and were airlifted to safety by a Canadian coast guard helicopter.
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