新西兰英语 553 Another fishing ship in trouble

 　　Another fishing ship is in trouble in Antarctica, in the Ross Sea, 3,700km south of New Zealand. The ship is the Jeong Woo 2, a Korean ship. It had a crew of 40 men from different countries. They were fishing for toothfish. Fire broke out early this morning when the crew were asleep. Another Korean ship was nearby and rescued 37 men. However, three are missing². Their bodies were not found. Seven of the men who were rescued have burns. A US research ship is taking them to McMurdo Base, 600 km away. This is the American research base in Antarctica where there is a small hospital. They will fly to Christchurch hospital as soon as possible.

　　This is the second emergency in the Ross Sea in the last three weeks. The Russian ship, the Sparta, was damaged by ice. Another ship travelled to the Ross Sea to help repair the Sparta. Listen to December 18th 2011 to hear more about this. Yesterday the Sparta sailed into Nelson port where it will have more repairs.

　　The New Zealand Rescue Co-ordination Centre organised both rescues, the one in December and the one today.

　　In December 2010, 22 men died on a Korean fishing ship in Antarctic¹ waters.

　　Vocabulary

　　Co-ordination centre – organizes ships, plane, ports so that they can work together

　　Useful phrases

　　fire broke out

　　another … was nearby

　　as soon as possible

　　this is the second … in the last three weeks

　　to help repair

　　Questions

　　What are the dangers of fishing in Antarctic waters?

　　Why are crew members on a Korean ship from Indonesia, Vietnam, China and other Asian countries?

　　Why is New Zealand involved in the rescue and care of the crew?

1 Antarctic   

adj.南极(区)的；n.(the A-)南极洲，南极圈

参考例句：

• The Antarctic is a mountainous area.南极洲是一个多山的地区。
• It is well known that penguins live in the Antarctic.企鹅生活在南极洲是众所周知的。

2 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。