British Freighter Sinks; 2 Drowned
Associated Press
AVILES, Spain —
A British freighter sprang a leak and sank in heavy seas about nine miles off this southern port. Two crewmen drowned and a third was missing, port authorities said. They said 14 crew members escaped in life boats and were picked up by other British ships.
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