One person was confirmed dead and eight others remained missing after their fishing boat collided with a ship and sank near the Yangtze River estuary in Shanghai early Monday, maritime authorities confirmed.
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One person was confirmed dead and eight others remained missing after their fishing boat collided with a ship and sank near the Yangtze River estuary in Shanghai early Monday, maritime authorities confirmed. [Xinhua]
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All 11 people on board the fishing boat, coded 04637 from the eastern Zhejiang Province, fell into the water after it capsized and sank at about 3:40 a.m., the provincial maritime bureau said.
Three people were rescued at about 4:10 a.m, but one died from serious injuries. The search for the missing continued as of noon.
At least 30 rescue vessels and a helicopter have joined the rescue operation.
Maritime authorities were investigating the cause of the accident and pursuing the other vessel, which fled after the accident.
