Navy Ship Rescues Eight Crew Members
From Times Wire Reports
A British Royal Navy mine hunter rescued eight crew members off the west coast of Britain after they abandoned their cargo ship when it began to sink, coast guards said.
The Barbados-registered cargo vessel, the Dina, got into trouble 40 miles southwest of Pembrokeshire, South Wales, early in the morning, the maritime and coast guard agency said in a statement.
The Royal Navy mine hunter Blythe picked up the crew.
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