The Colombian navy said three persons were killed, five others remain unaccounted for while 14 have been rescued after a Colombian-flagged ship sank in the Pacific Ocean.
The Claudia Alejandra went down on Thursday in the area of Cabo Marzo off the coast of Choco Province.
The ill-fated vessel was sailing between the municipality of Jurado and the port of Buenaventura in Valle del Cauca Province.
Authorities said the three casualties were crew members of the ship which was carrying both passengers and cargo.
The ship ended up adrift on Thursday apparently because of a mechanical breakdown in stormy waters and ultimately sank, navy officials say.
The survivors said five people were trapped in the ship when the tragedy struck.
On Friday, the navy rescued the survivors and found three bodies. The search operation being conducted by the Colombian navy continued on Saturday morning and deep-sea divers arrived to help. On Saturday, navy vessels and fishermen found five more bodies.
So far this year, the Colombian navy has rescued 331 people and saved 43 ships in the Pacific.
Tuesday 18 December 2012
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