Taiwanese fishing boat rescues crewmen from distressed freighter

A Taiwanese fishing trawler has rescued 22 crewmen consisting mainly of Chinese nationals from a Panamanian freighter that had caught fire in the Philippine Sea, the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said Saturday.

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