加勒比海洪都拉斯海域漁船沉沒，26人死亡

加勒比海洪都拉斯海域漁船沉沒，26人死亡

A fishing vessel has sunk in the Caribbean, killing 26 people.

一艘漁船在加勒比海沉沒，造成至少26人死亡。

The Captain Waly went down around 55kms off Cabo Gracias a Dios on the coast of Honduras, the country’s armed forces confirmed.

洪都拉斯軍方證實(shí)，失事船只在洪都拉斯海岸的 格拉西亞斯-阿迪奧斯角 55公里處沉沒。

It is believed all the victims were fishing divers, but 47 people were rescued, reported the Honduran news website La Prensa.

據(jù)洪都拉斯新聞網(wǎng)站報(bào)道，所有受害者都是捕魚者，其中47人獲救。

The accident happened at 3.45pm local time (7.45am AEST).

事故發(fā)生在當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間下午3點(diǎn)45分(美國東部時(shí)間上午7點(diǎn)45分)。

The fishermen are believed to all be from Puerto Lempira, La Mosquitia.

據(jù)了解，這些漁民都來自拉莫斯基夏的倫披拉港。

It’s the second shipwreck in the area since the lobster season opened on July 1.

這是自7月1日龍蝦季開始以來，該地區(qū)發(fā)生的第二起沉船事件。

Most boats have a capacity of 30 people, but are often overcrowded, La Prensa reported.

據(jù)報(bào)道，大多數(shù)船只能容納30人，而實(shí)際上往往超載很多。