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| The South Korean Jeong Woo 2 fishing boat is still burning in the Antarctic |
Three
Vietnamese crewmen died when a South Korean fishing boat caught fire in
Antarctica, New Zealand officials confirmed, as a US vessel treated seven
injured sailors.
Maritime
New Zealand (MNZ) said the men did not make it out of the Jeong Woo 2's
accommodation area when the fire started.
The
incident happened 3,700km (2,000 miles) from New Zealand on Wednesday.
Seven
injured men are being taken to an Antarctic base.
MNZ said of
the seven - who are all Vietnamese and Indonesian - three men had serious
injuries.
They are on
board the American research vessel Nathaniel B Palmer, which reached the
burning boat on Wednesday.
The US
vessel is now making its way to the US McMurdo Antarctic base, located about
600km (375 miles) away.
The injured
men are scheduled to be evacuated to a hospital in Christchurch, New Zealand
once they reach the base.
New Zealand
officials report that the Jeong Woo 2 is still ablaze and there are plans for
her sister ship Jeong Woo 3 to tow the boat out of Antarctic waters to minimise
the impact on the environment.
The cause
of the fire will be determined by Korean maritime authorities.
The Jeong
Woo 2 was built in Japan and is registered in Busan, South Korea, according to
the Associated Press news agency.
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