Santiago de Compostela, Spain - A Cypriot-flagged freighter caught fire off north-western Spain early Monday, rescuers said.

Twenty-two of the 23 crew were rescued unharmed after going on life rafts, while one crewman remained missing. The captain was Greek while the rest of the crew were Filipino nationals.

The accident occurred off A Pobra several days after 173-metre-long MS Doxa had offloaded a cargo of grain. The fire was extinguished. Its causes were not immediately known. (dpa)