Sixteen crew members from the Liberian-registered vessel Hermann Schoening were sent to area hospitals early Wednesday morning after becoming ill due to potentially-fatal gas vapours flowing through the ship.
The men, believed to be Chinese sailors, were removed from the ship by members of Port Colborne Fire and Emergency Services and Fort Erie Fire Department using two tugs and two Zodiacs, as it sat in Lake Erie 3.7 nautical miles southwest of Port Colborne.
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