The F/V Argos Georgia has sunk in the South Atlantic Ocean near the Falkland Islands, and the fate of its 27 crew members remains unknown.

The vessel, which was fishing for toothfish, sprang a leak in heavy seas around 200 miles east of the Falklands on Monday, 22 July, and the crew was eventually forced to abandon ship at around 4 p.m. local time, according to the BBC.

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