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Seven fishermen stranded at sea for 48 hours in a life raft lived to tell the tale after they were rescued off the coast of Canada.
A fishing boat called the Elite Navigator disappeared with its crew on Wednesday night in the waters near Newfoundland. The vessel was reported missing a day later after transmitting its final signal around 8.30pm on Wednesday, The Canadian Press reported.
The boat caught fire and the crew abandoned it in a life-raft, which drifted into the Atlantic Ocean with the men waiting to be rescued.
A massive search for the men was launched with local fishing vessels, a Hercules aircraft, a Cormorant helicopter, and four Coast Guard ships began looking for the men. Fishing is one of Canada’s most deadly professions, according to the outlet.
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