China Maritime Search And Rescue Centre News

A Chinese fishing vessel with 39 crew members on board has capsized in the Indian ocean and President Xi Jinping has ordered that all efforts be made to search for survivors, state media reported on Wednesday.The distant-water fishing vessel Lupeng Yuanyu 028, owned by Penglai Jinglu Fishery Co Ltd based in Shandong province, capsized early on Tuesday, state-run CCTV reported.The 39 people on board - 17 Chinese crew members, 17 Indonesians and five from the Philippines - were missing, CCTV said.Xi said all efforts should be made for the rescue and early warning alerts of safety risks would be

Three Chinese sailors aboard a cargo ship were killed and nine others are missing following a collision with another vessel near Inchon Port of the Republic of Korea (ROK) yesterday. Five sailors were saved by press time last night, according to the China Maritime Search and Rescue Centre under the Ministry of Communications. The ROK maritime police sent 40 boats and one helicopter to search for the missing sailors after the boat sunk in the crash. The 2,972-ton cargo ship, Xinhai7, was registered in the island country of Tuvalu in the southern Pacific Ocean by Sinbei International Shipping, a Hong Kong company. It ran into a 3,980-ton Korea Gas vessel yesterday, when it was entering the port. The Korea Gas ship only sustained minor damage with all its crew reported safe.