At least six crew members of the fishing vessel Argus Georgia drowned, seven others are missing and 14 people have been rescued alive after the vessel crashed near the Falkland Islands, the government delegation in Galicia said.
The latest information indicates that two of the dead, the owner and the cook, are from Vigo and Baiona respectively, while one of the missing is from Ribera in the province of La Coruña, as are three of the survivors.
The St Helena-flagged Argus Georgia, with a crew of 27 – 10 of them Spanish – had sent a message requesting help when it discovered a waterway caused by the strong storm.
Bad sea conditions are hampering the rescue of the crew, who jumped into the water in three lifeboats. Bad weather in particular is preventing helicopters from flying rescue missions.
According to the Spanish government, Puerto Toro fisheries recovered two bodies. The Cangas (Pontevedra) boat, Robin M. Lee, recovered one survivor and a lifeless body.
So far there is no identification, and survivors are contacting their families from the boats. Search and rescue operations are still ongoing.
Apart from the ten crew members of Spanish nationality, it was found that the ship was also carrying citizens of Russia, Indonesia, Uruguay and Peru.
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