TUNIS, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian maritime guard units rescued 14 fishermen whose boat caught fire off the coastal province of Monastir in the east of the country, reported the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) on Sunday.
"The incident was first brought to attention when the control tower at the port of Sousse received Friday a distress signal about a fire that broke out in a fishing boat, with 14 fishermen on board, 33 nautical miles from the port of Monastir, in international waters," said the TAP.
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