Cruise ship rescues three men after fishing boat sinks as coastguard searches for two more
Fishing is a staple of some rural communities. This story helps remind us that it is 7 times more dangerous than the next most dangerous profession. It tells us:
Passengers on a cruise ship applauded when three fishermen were rescued from a life raft drifting off England’s east coast, while the coastguard searches for two more.
The Pacific Princess turned around to rescue the men, whose boat sank about 25 miles north east of Great Yarmouth four hours prior, after spotting a distress flare in the North Sea.
A passenger on the Pacific Princess reported “Because we all at the time thought there was only three of them, and everybody clapped when they came on the ship.
“But we didn’t know until a while later, when the captain announced that there was actually two more and we were still searching for them.”