Ship sinks off Shanghai coast, 10 missing
Wednesday - January 3, 2018 9:00 am ,
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Ship sinks off Shanghai coast, 10 missing
Shanghai Jan 3 (IANS) Ten persons have been reported missing after a cargo ship capsized and sank off China s Shanghai coast the city s maritime search and rescue centre said on Wednesday.
Of the 13 sailors on aboard three persons have been rescued till 9 a.m. Xinhua news agency reported. A dozen boats have been dispatched to the rescue.
The "Changping" ship loaded with 5 000 tonnes of steel collided with another freighter before sinking in the anchorage near Yangtze estuary on Tuesday the water traffic management centre said.
The rescue operation was on.
--IANS
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