Rescuers continue to scour the seas today for the bodies of five members of the crew of the 'Rosamar' - one Portuguese and four Indonesians - which went down 24 miles to the northeast of San Cibrao (Lugo) last Friday.

The five survivors have told investigators how it took only around a minute for the trawler to sink after its fishing tackle got snagged on the sea floor, dragging it down in choppy seas with waves up to six metres high.

Yesterday, coast guards found a life raft and a life vest near the area where the ship went down, but it is has not been confirmed that these are from the stricken vessel.

The bodies of three men - the ship's captain, Mario Castaño da Silva, chief mechanic, José Tomé, and warrant officer, José Agraca - were recovered from among the wreckage last Friday and are being held at Foz morgue prior to their repatriation to Portugal.

Five rescued from shipwrecked trawler
By: thinkSPAIN
Friday, December 5, 2008

Coast guards are searching for five members of the crew of the 'Rosamar', which went down off the Galicia coast earlier this morning.

Five survivors - four Portuguese and one Indonesian - have been transferred by helicopter to a hospital in A Coruña while three others are known to have drowned.

The 'Rosamar', which is registered in Portugal but based in Burela, sank 24 miles to the north of San Cibrao (Lugo).

All the crew are either Portuguese or Indonesian.