Four Chinese sailors were missing after their tugboat hit a ship
of the Republic of Korean (ROK) early Monday morning and sank near
a harbor in east China's Shanghai Municipality.
The collision took place at 0:39?AM Monday when the Chinese
boat, which was towing another ship, and a ROK-registered container
carrier "Star Mariner" were approaching the Wusongkou Port.
The tugboat sank after the collision, throwing all the ten
sailors into the water.
Rescuers lifted six shipmen out of the water, but the other four
remained missing.
Eleven ships went searching for the missing people Monday
morning, but heavy fog hampered the rescue operation.
Investigation into the cause of the accident is under way.
(Xinhua News Agency April 10, 2006)
