Hospital in CanadaMADRID, Feb 15 Spanish-flagged fishing boat Villa de Pitanxo sank nearby from the coast of Canada, there were 22 people on board, the Spanish newspaper Faro de Vigo reports. There were 12 Spaniards on board, as well as Peruvians and two Danes, Faro de Vigo reports. At the time of the crash, the ship was 250 miles from the coast. Two lifeboats were found on the spot, one of them was empty, the other contained three sailors. According to Maica Larriba, a spokesman for the Spanish government in Pontevedra, there are dead, the ABC newspaper writes. Several people were saved. The crash occurred near Terranova Island, the publication clarifies. A search and rescue operation is underway.
