11 missing after ship collision off east China | |||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
//english.dbw.cn 2016-12-21 09:51:43 |
|||||||||||
Eleven crew members went missing after their fishing boat collided with a merchant ship and capsized off east China coast early on Tuesday, local authorities said. The accident took place in the sea waters off Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, at about 0:15 a.m. Tuesday, the city's maritime search and rescue center said in a statement. All 14 fishermen aboard the fishing boat from Quanzhou City fell into the sea waters. Three have been rescued and the others remain missing. A helicopter and 15 boats are searching the area. The cause of the collision is being investigated. |
|||||||||||
Author: Source:CRI Editor:Yang Fan |