Ships and aircraft from various countries were scouring the Atlantic Ocean for shipwreck survivors Sunday, after a distressed South Korean freighter apparently sank off the coast of Uruguay.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Ships and aircraft from various countries were scouring the Atlantic Ocean for shipwreck survivors Sunday, after a distressed South Korean freighter apparently sank off the coast of Uruguay.
The Stellar Daisy, a Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) with a capacity of more than 260,000 tons, was carrying 16 Filipinos and eight Koreans when it issued an emergency call on Friday, saying it was taking in water.
Two Filipino crew members were rescued Saturday and the search was ongoing for the others, said Gaston Jaunsolo, a spokesman for the Uruguayan navy.
He said the shipwreck’s cause was still unclear: “It was not a complicated day for navigation,” he said.
The two rescued sailors — who are “in good condition,” according to Jaunsolo — said at one point the captain alerted the crew that “water was entering” and that the ship was breaking.
