U.S. Coast Guard rescues 36 fishermen from burning boat

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A Hawaii-based Coast Guard crew rescued 36 fishermen who were forced to abandon their ship after an engine fire spread to the rest of the boat. The rescue took place in the South Pacific Ocean, about 2,000 miles southwest of Hawaii.

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