WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release:

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Coast Guard coordinates rescue of 27 crew members from vessel fire 527 miles off Galapagos Islands

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SAN FRANCISCO -The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of 27 crew members from the Ecuadorian-flagged fishing vessel Drennec after the vessel experienced a fire approximately 527 miles southwest of the Galapagos Islands, Thursday.< . . .

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