Saturday, February 20, 2010

Concordia Rescue Update

According to reports from MSNBC, Captain Edgardo Ybranez, of the Amver participating cargo ship Hokuetsu Delight, said his crew rescued 44 of the 64 students and crew of the Canadian tall ship Concordia. According to other sources the first of the survivors are arriving at a Rio de Janeiro port today.

A video is available from the Globe and Mail.


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