Authorities rescued five sailors that had been aboard the fishing trawler.
Rabat – A foreign cargo ship struck a fishing trawler on Thursday night about 60 kilometers west of the port of Dakhla in southern Morocco.
Local officials from the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region told Maghreb Arab Press (MAP) that security services rescued five sailors who had been aboard the trawler.
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They also mobilized to search for 11 sailors considered missing.
The government has not provided any further details on the incident yet.