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The 164-foot Spanish trawler Villa de Pitanxo sank in the early morning hours of Feb. 15 about 250 miles off Newfoundland. Grupo Nores photo.

Ten dead, 11 missing after Spanish trawler sinks off Canada

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Rush escorts the suspected high seas drift net fishing vessel Da Cheng in the North Pacific Ocean Aug. 14, 2012. USCG photo.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Rush escorts the suspected high seas drift net fishing vessel Da Cheng in the North Pacific Ocean Aug. 14, 2012. USCG photo.

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