European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes sunday january 13,19.91 ship sinks trawler missing in Gale off Newfoundland world m Island of Newfoundland Canada Halifax Nova Scotia apr a cargo ship carrying 33 crewmen Sank in the Atlantic before Dawn saturday in High Waves and Hurricane Force winds off Newfoundland officials said. A fishing trawler with a Crew of 25 was missing. Canadian and . Rescue aircraft were dispatched to the search zones in the North Atlantic. Private ships from other nations were also headed to the area to assist in the Rescue. V. The Singapore registered cargo vessel pro Tacktor went Down about 260 Miles Southeast of St. Johns Newfoundland shortly after Midnight said sgt. Charlie Fleming and Rescue coordination Atlantic Ocean a St. Johns. A it. A a. A a Ltd a controller at the Center in Halifax. A amps search the status of the Crew aboard the 720-foot ship was unknown Fleming said but they were known to be preparing life rafts and survival gear immediately prior to the sinking he said. Waves of 40 feet and winds of nearly 90 Mph were reported late Friday when the ship issued a distress Call. It was headed to Sweden from port Cartier Quebec. The ship with a Load of Iron Ore was attempting to turn Back to Canada when All Contact was lost and just As a Rescue aircraft neared. A 150-foot Spanish fishing trawler the Edwardo Chao has not been heard from since 10 , Friday Fleming said. Its last known location was near the grand Banks off Newfoundland. A a the trawler part of a group of 27 Spanish fishing boats issued no distress Call. All available Canadian search and Rescue planes were dispatched in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. They were joined by a . Coast guard c-130 transport plane and a civilian Rescue plane. Fisheries coast guard and commercial vessels were also headed toward the scene. The closest ship a a russian trawler a was expected in the area Early saturday. The . Coast guard provided Canadian authorities with a computer assisted search plan that shows where life rafts might Drift said it. Brian Krenzien a coast guard official in new York. Last month 14 Canadian fishermen died in three separate sinking. It balloonist Dies in Solo flight Tokyo apr a japanese adventurer was found dead in Waters off Japan Early saturday after a failed attempt to Cross the Pacific alone in a helium balloon a coast guard official said. The body of Fumio Niwa 40, was recovered by a coast guard boat about 7 30  from the Gondola of his downed balloon,.which was found floating in Waters 291 Miles East Southeast of Japan a Chiba Peninsula according to the official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The coast guard report did not give a cause of death for Niwa who had been attempting to become the first person to Cross the Pacific alone in a balloon. Niwa had lifted off in his 85,-foot-tall, helium filled Craft from Yokohama Southwest of Tokyo at 1 49 . Friday. A the weather seemed to be favourable for the flight but project officials lost Contact with Niwa when he began descending about seven hours after liftoff project spokesman Takeaki Urayama said Friday. Planes on Friday spotted Niwa floating in the balloons Gondola and dropped a Marker buoy to guide Rescue boats and helicopters officials said. But the approach of darkness prevented the planes from tracking Niwa and when a helicopter reached the buoy Friday evening rescuers were unable to locate the Gondola the officials said. The Gondola was spotted again by a coast guard helicopter Early saturday morning. If Niwa had continued a smooth flight in the High Altitude Jet Stream that flows from Japan to the United states he would have reached the . West coast in three to five Days according to a project spokesman. A Fumio Niwa Waves before lifting off in a helium balloon from Japan in a Solo attempt to Cross the Pacific Ocean. Italy to close somalian embassy Nairobi Kenya a Italy on Friday decided to close its embassy in Somalia a capital of Mogadishu one Day after it came under fire in Battles Between rebels and government loyalists. Some of the 90 foreigners including italians taking Refuge Ini the building were injured the italian foreign ministry in Rome said. Spokesman Alessandro i Franco had no further details on the number of wounded the extent of their injuries or the nationalities  remained unclear who controlled what in the embattled capital. I Franco said there had been an explosion at the embassy while it was. Under fire thursday night. He was hot sure what it was but said a it might have been a  at the time 30 embassy staffers 20 italian citizens and a number of a amps was Booher other nationalities were taking Refuge in the embassy from fighting that broke out dec. 30 Between rebels and government troops. I Franco said the embassy would close As soon As those inside were evacuated. Its closure will leave Only the egyptian embassy still open in Mogadishu. Heavy fighting has forced Italy to cancel evacuation flights on sunday tuesday and thursday. About 1,000 foreigners have left Mogadishu since Jan. 5 in separate italian French and american Rescue operations. Only the italian Effort which has used aircraft and a frigate is still continuing 1 Italy had considered keeping the Mission open and sending in 100 soldiers to protect it. But the rebels said foreign troops would be an unacceptable military intervention. Liberia s slain Leader left $1.24 million in Britain London apr Samuel Doe the Assassin i rated liberian president left $1.24 million in i Britain a Public records office spokesman said i Friday. I Doe killed by rebels last september after 10 years in Power in the West african nation left no i will said to Strong assistant Secretary at som i reset House the records office. I under British Law funds Are automatically i i idea among the immediate family of a person i Quot who Dies intestate. I Public records do not specify if the estate is in the form of Cash or property or both. I according to the records letters of  Nistra i Tion have been granted to does widow Nancy i and Chayee Doe who was not identified. I both women Are listed in the documents As i having a address in Merton Park in Southwest i London. I stolen Utrillo painting recovered in Paris shop Paris apr a painting by Maurice Utrillo i stolen five years ago from a private collector in i Montreal has been recovered in Paris police offi i vials said Friday. I a ale cabaret do Lapin Agil a estimated to be i Worth about $400,000 and regarded As one of i Utrillo a finest works was found in an Art expert s i antique shop. I police said Joel Genest 36, a Montreal restau i rant owner was being held for questioning. I Genest claimed he bought the painting for i about $20,000 without knowing anything about its background or Market value police said. 22 people killed in crash of venezuelan Navy plane Caracas Venezuela apr a venezuelan Navy plane crashed into a Mountain near the andean City of Merida killing 22 people on Board authorities said Friday. / Navy it. Marino Boves a passenger in the plane was the Only survivor civil defense officials reported. A no one else survived. Civil defense Rescue brigades on the crash site since late last thursday night reported by radio that they had found 12 bodies and that the remaining 10 were trapped in the wreckage a Merida civil defense official Ivan Quintero said in a Telephone interview. The twin engine plane was scheduled to land at 5 . In Merida after a two hour flight from Caracas 312 Miles West. However it could not land in Caracas because the Airport was shrouded in Clouds Quintero said. The plane landed in the neighbouring Airport of Santa Barbara Del Zulia and then took off again for Merida. A a it crashed against the Paramo Sucuqui Mountain. It did not explode a he said a kiss is just a kiss a except in Justice Palace Lima Peru up a a passionate Boyfriend was thrown in jail for 24 hours for kissing his Fiance inside the peruvian Justice Palace a newspaper reported  unfortunate lovebird whose identity was not revealed was arrested on the order of Lima supreme court president Felipe Almenara after the pair were discovered in a passionate embrace on the fourth floor stairwell. 6 police officers arrested the Man and put him into a jail in the same building on the charge of a Lack of respect to the building where Justice is administered a the newspaper la Republica reported. But bad Luck May have been following the would be Romeo. According to the report when he was released the following Day officials found his name on a Justice department wanted list and he was ordered to give an explanation in court