Six confirmed dead after Norwegian-owned fishing boat went down
The Norwegian-owned fishing vessel “Argos Georgia” has gone down in the South Atlantic. 27 people were on board.
The Spanish newspaper La Voz de Galicia writes tonight that there are at least “eight dead, two of them Galician, five missing and 14 rescued”, and further: "The Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, responded to local media reports that the crew consisted of ten Spaniards, eight Russians, two Uruguayans, and five Indonesians. Government delegate Pedro Blanco, for his part, said that the ten Spaniards included the captain of the boat, the skipper, the cook, two engine operators, and two oceanographic observers.
Source: Al menos nueve muertos, dos de ellos gallegos, 4 desaparecidos y 14 rescatados en el naufragio de un pesquero en Malvinas)
Information to VG confirms that a different memorial service was held on Thursday morning for those who were lost.
From the boat Vestliner, also owned by Ervik Havfiske, the crew put out their last longline after six weeks at sea.
Lina was laid in the shape of a heart outside Lofoten , in memory of those who died.
18 men took part in the tour of honor, 15 of them Norwegian.
VG has been in contact with a fisherman who was on board the Vestliner during the marking.
It was something to take in. Things can happen very quickly. It can be a dangerous profession.
When things like this happen, you think a little more about it, says the fisherman, who wishes to remain anonymous.
LAST TRIP: After six weeks at sea, the last longline was laid in the shape of a heart to honour the crew who were lost in the fishing boat “Argos Georgia”. Photo: VG tips
