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This ocean region is known to host numerous species of beaked whales, and fossil skulls of such whales have been discovered nearby, snagged by trawlers or long-line fishing vessels in deep-sea regions off Iberia, South Africa and the Kerguelen Islands.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Five injured sailors were rescued by another trawler, the Burak Kaya, but one died on the way back to Turkey.
—ABC News, 5 June 2026
The fleet’s most prominent ships are two Río Damuji-class vessels, unusual platforms converted from Spanish commercial fishing trawlers built in the early 1970s and retrofitted with Soviet weapons, including P-15 Termit Styx/Silkworm anti-ship missiles and naval guns.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Constable says many repairs occur in Southeast Asia, especially in the South China Sea, with its shallow waters crowded with fishing boats and trawlers.
—Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Five injured sailors were rescued by another trawler, the Burak Kaya, but one died on the way back to Turkey.
—ABC News, 5 June 2026
The fleet’s most prominent ships are two Río Damuji-class vessels, unusual platforms converted from Spanish commercial fishing trawlers built in the early 1970s and retrofitted with Soviet weapons, including P-15 Termit Styx/Silkworm anti-ship missiles and naval guns.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Constable says many repairs occur in Southeast Asia, especially in the South China Sea, with its shallow waters crowded with fishing boats and trawlers.
—Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
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“Trawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trawler. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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trawler
noun
trawl·er
ˈtrȯ-lər 
: a boat used for trawling
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