FISH AND SHIPS: Navy Rescues Crew After Tuna Boat Burst Into Flames

A Venezuela-flagged fishing vessel on fire, off the cost of Colombia, undated. The Columbia navy recue 29 crew members from  the boat. Note: Licensed photo.  (Armada de Colombia/Newsflash) A Venezuela-flagged fishing vessel on fire, off the cost of Colombia, undated. The Columbia navy recue 29 crew members from the boat. Note: Licensed photo. (Armada de Colombia/Newsflash)
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07 September 2022
This is the moment when the Colombian Navy rescued 29 crew members from a fishing vessel that had erupted in flames in the middle of the night. The tuna boat had caught fire in the Port of Buenaventura - Colombia's main port on the Pacific Ocean - where it was being held for alleged illegal fishing...