13 Vietnamese sailors rescued in East China Sea
Thirteen of 17 Vietnamese crew members were saved by a Chinese rescue
team after strong winds sank their ship near Minjiang estuary in the
East China Sea on December 24, according to Chinese Xinhua News Agency.
Thirteen of 17 Vietnamese crew members were saved by a Chinese rescue
team after strong winds sank their ship near Minjiang estuary in the
East China Sea on December 24, according to Chinese Xinhua News Agency.
According to the China Maritime Search and Rescue Center (CMSRC), the Vietnamese ship, named “Hung Cuong 168”, which was overloaded with 5,200 tonnes of stone, had an engine broken and overturned at around 5:00 p.m. (local time) due to strong winds, with 17 crew members falling into the sea.
Being alerted about the accident, China 's East China Sea Rescue Bureau and the local maritime search and rescue center in the coastal Fujian province sent professional salvage vessels and helicopters to the scene where they rescued 13 sailors, as of 6:18 p.m.
The rescue team is still searching for the remaining four sailors, according to the CMSRC./.
According to the China Maritime Search and Rescue Center (CMSRC), the Vietnamese ship, named “Hung Cuong 168”, which was overloaded with 5,200 tonnes of stone, had an engine broken and overturned at around 5:00 p.m. (local time) due to strong winds, with 17 crew members falling into the sea.
Being alerted about the accident, China 's East China Sea Rescue Bureau and the local maritime search and rescue center in the coastal Fujian province sent professional salvage vessels and helicopters to the scene where they rescued 13 sailors, as of 6:18 p.m.
The rescue team is still searching for the remaining four sailors, according to the CMSRC./.
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