8 Die After Freighter Slices Navy Vessel
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At least eight sailors died and three were reported missing when a Uruguayan Navy boat was hit by a Panamanian-flagged freighter and sank about 12 miles south of Cabo Polonio, said naval officials in Uruguay’s capital city, Montevideo. The 179-foot Uruguayan vessel was split in two by the Panamanian ship, navy officials told reporters.
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