2010年2月21日星期日

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Brazil defends its search efforts in shipwreck (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 10:34 AM PST

Capt. William Curry, left, embraces an unidentified student from Canada´s West Island College after arriving at the Mocangue naval base in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010.  Capt.Curry told The Associated Press on Saturday that the vessel sank Wednesday afternoon, a day earlier than previously reported. All 64 people aboard were rescued by merchant ships early Friday. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - The Brazilian navy on Sunday defended its response to a shipwreck that left dozens of teenage students from around the world adrift on the ocean for two nights. The navy deployed a search aircraft about 19 hours after it received a distress signal from the SV Concordia on Wednesday, which officials say is in line with standard procedure.


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