Two Filipino sailors were rescued Saturday from a distressed South Korean freighter with 24 crew on board that had apparently sunk in the Atlantic Ocean, the Uruguayan navy said Saturday. Four merchant ships in the area recovered three rafts, and rescued the two Filipino crew members, said Gaston Jaunsolo, a spokesman for the navy. The crew of the Stella Daisy, a Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) with a capacity of more than 260,000 tonnes, comprised 16 Filipinos and eight Koreans. The search for the others continued.
The ship had issued an emergency call on Friday shortly before noon local time (14H00 GMT), saying it was taking on water, according to the navy.