Taipei, April 22 (CNA) A fire broke out aboard a Taiwanese-flagged fishing vessel off the island of Guam Saturday, prompting all nine crew members to abandon ship, who were later rescued by a nearby cargo vessel, according to a report the following day by a radio station in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan.

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