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Fishing Boat Accident Off Honduran Coast Claims At Least 27 Lives - Report

© AP Photo / Rodrigo AbdIn this Sept. 4, 2018 photo, Saul Ronaldo Atiliano, 45, is carried by comrades while arriving to Puerto Lempira, Honduras, after suffering decompression syndrome while fishing for lobsters in the ocean.
In this Sept. 4, 2018 photo, Saul Ronaldo Atiliano, 45, is carried by comrades while arriving to Puerto Lempira, Honduras, after suffering decompression syndrome while fishing for lobsters in the ocean. - Sputnik International
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A Honduras Armed Forces spokesperson said that at least 26 people died following a fishing boat accident off the coast of Honduras, Reuters reported.

According to AP, citing the Honduran military, at least 27 fishermen are known dead, 9 people remain missing and 55 more have been rescued following the accident.

Earlier Reuters reported, citing Jose Domingo Meza, the armed forces spokesman, 47 people were rescued after the lobster-fishing boat accident near Puerto Lempira.

The accident might have been caused by strong winds and high waves in the area, local media reported.

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