A PERUVIAN tuna purse seiner crew of 24 has been saved by transmissions from their Zunibal Tunabal tuna buoy after their vessel sank in a strong spring storm.
The crew of the 36.8 metre Isabel Victoria V, who sailed on February 9, had little time to brace themselves on April 2 for the onslaught of a fast-moving storm front sweeping towards the Peruvian coastline.
They hadn't anticipated the storm's speed and strength as it lashed the 36.8-metre purse seiner with driving wind and rain.
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