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Authorities rescued 31 fishermen Tuesday night from a sinking vessel 130 miles off the Canadian coastline, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, notified authorities at approximately 7:05 p.m. Tuesday night at the Coast Guard First District Command Center that the Atlantic Disney, a 143-foot vessel, was engulfed in flames and sinking, according to a press release.
The U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Air Force quickly responded, according to the press release. Upon locating the ship, a Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter crew from Nova Scotia sent two search-and-rescue technicians onto the ship to help de-water the vessel while also hoisting up six crew members, according to the press release.