A cargo ship sank in the waters near Quanzhou, Fujian Province, has caused eight people were killed

3 pm on the 18th Fujian Province maritime rescue center received the ship danger alarm: Beihai, Guangxi Ji bulk carrier "Xinyuan Shun 6" round in Quanzhou chongwu near waters cargo shift serious right-wing, hull, engine room flooded, and then sank a total of 11 crew members on board fell into the water. As at 13:00 on the 18th and one rescued eight people were killed, two others missing.

Huayang Marine Limited in Beihai, Guangxi, according to Maritime Search and Rescue Center of Fujian Province, the round-owned ship, crashed when loading 5,000 tons of clay, from Maoming, Guangdong to Shandong Weifang on the way.

Immediately after receiving the report of danger, Fujian Province maritime rescue center to start the search and rescue contingency plans, coordination of the Ministry of Transport and the East China Sea rescue flight team sent two rescue helicopters and Coast Guard boats, professional rescue ships, fishing vessels, the ships in the past 11 search and rescue efforts in the incident area.

Ended at 13:00 on the 18th, 11 fell into the crew, nine people were rescued by a life, when eight people rescued had died, the survivors of the crew rushed to hospital. 8 the accident waters wind, waves, the remaining two missing crew search and rescue work is still carried out.

In order to prevent the wheel sank in "Xinyuan along" may be caused by marine pollution, maritime search and rescue center in Fujian Province while the search for the missing crew, coordination expertise to the incident area to strengthen the Oil Spill situation monitoring.

2nd report related to the accident

It is understood that the China Maritime Safety Administration, as well as Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi Marine will set up a joint investigation team of the accident, in-depth investigation into the cause of the accident.

From Fujian Quanzhou Maritime Bureau to the 18th, today, 3:00, Fujian State maritime rescue center received a ship danger burglar, Beihai, Guangxi Ji greater part carrier “Xinyuan Shun 6″ game in Quanzhou chongwu close waters sank, on board 11 The crew fell into the water.

As of 12:30 precisely the same day, there are nine of the 11 drowning crew were rescued, including one so that you can survive, eight already inactive when rescued, the survival of your crew rushed to clinic.

8 the accident ocean wind, waves, the remaining two absent crew search and rescue work is still carried out.

It is understood the fact that “Xinyuan along” wheel when his ship crashed Huayang Marine Limited in Beihai, Guangxi, taking 5, 000 tons of clay from the Maoming, Guangdong to Shandong Weifang as you go along.

At that time, a round in Quanzhou chongwu in the vicinity of waters, cargo shift, the hull is actually a serious right-wing, the engine room flooded, and in that case sank, a total of 11 crew members on board fell into the h2o.

Immediately after receiving a report of danger, Fujian Province maritime rescue center to begin with the search and recover contingency plans, coordination sent two rescue helicopters plus Coast Guard boats, qualified rescue ships, fishing vessels, the ships in the last 11 search and rescue efforts while in the incident area.

The exact time, in order to circumvent the wheel sank in “Xinyuan along” may perhaps be caused by marine polluting of the environment, maritime search and shelter center in Fujian Province while in the rescue efforts while absent crew coordination expertise to the incident area to tone the Oil Spill monitoring, Xinyuan along 6 “wheel sank set up to sweep measurements, throwing temporary beacon issuing navigational warnings to remind the last attention to the safety of navigation for any vessels.

It is learnt that the MSA and Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, China Maritime Safety Administration will put in place a joint investigation organization, conduct in-depth investigations on the reason the accident.