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Faroes trawler fire off Chile kills 1; 8 missing
Santiago,
Apr
22:
At
least
one
person
was
dead
and
eight
more
were
missing
today
after
a
fire
broke
out
on
a
Faroe
Islands
trawler
off
the
coast
of
Chile,
authorities
said.
The
fire
broke
out
in
the
engine
room
of
the
vessel
Hercules
late
last
day,
forcing
the
crew
of
more
than
100
to
evacuate.
The
crew
were
saved
by
foreign
fishing
boats
in
the
area
off
Chile's
southern
coastline,
the
navy
and
local
media
reported.
''Of
the
crew
of
the
Hercules,
most
were
rescued
and
are
in
good
condition,''
Chile's
navy
said
in
a
statement.
''One
was
found
dead
on
the
ship
and
apparently
eight
others,
of
Chinese
origin,
are
missing.''
The
Hercules,
owned
by
Faroes-based
Thor
Fisheries
Ltd,
left
Panama
on
March
24.
The
Navy
said
conditions
were
good
and
it
was
continuing
its
search
for
the
missing
crew.
Reuters
