The containership Guangyangxingang sank off the Chinese coast on Monday, due to bad weather and strong winds, leaving 11 crew members dead and two missing, according to Shangdong province authorities.
One of the crew members has been rescued by a helicopter. The search for the remaining two sailors continues.
The ship, traveling from the northern coast to Taizhou in eastern Zhejiang Province, capsized 40 nautical miles northeast of Longkou in Shandong Province.
CHINA – According to reports, container ship Guang Yang Xin Gang capsized on Monday at around 17:15 local time, killing at least 12 crew members with two seafarers still missing. One man, who was found unconscious, was rescued by a helicopter that was dispatched by the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport.
The ship was travelling from the northern coastal city of Tianjin to Taizhou in eastern Zhejiang Province when she came up against strong winds and sank 40 nautical miles northeast of Longkou, Shandong Province.
As is so often the case with these affairs full details will probably only come out over time.
Photo: Members of the rescue team pull the lifeless body of one of the container vessels crew from Bohai Bay. Courtesy of ECNS
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