Six people are missing and five have been rescued after a cargo
ship sank near the mouth of the Yangtze River, rescue sources said
on Monday.
The vessel "Zhedai 74219", carrying a load of stone, sank around
11:00 PM Sunday after its engine failed while en route from
Daishan, Zhejiang Province to Qidong, Jiangsu Province, according to authorities in
Zhoushan, Zhejiang.
Rescue workers are still searching for the missing sailors.
(Xinhua News Agency May 22, 2007)