Spanish fishing boat sinks off Canada; at least 4 dead

By ARITZ PARRA
Associated Press

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish fishing boat has sunk off eastern Canada, killing four people. Authorities say three crew members have been rescued. The Spanish government said that search operations were ongoing to locate other members of the 22-strong crew of the sunken vessel. Canadian authorities have sent a helicopter and a rescue vessel to the area, which is about 450 kilometers (280 miles) off the island of Newfoundland, in eastern Canada, a spokeswoman of the Spanish rescue service said. The spokeswoman, who wasn’t authorized to be named in media reports, said that a rescue center in Madrid activated two other fishing boats in the area close to the vessel in trouble. One of them found the three survivors and four bodies in an emergency boat, she said.