The "Quan Hai 88" issued a distress singal in the afternoon of Oct 16, 2017, in Quanzhou prefecture waters in the Taiwan Strait. The ship hit underwater rocks and suffered a hull breach. The portside list increased to 20 degrees, and the ship started to submergeg. The 16 crew members were rescued by a patrol boat. The loaded vessel was en route from Dongguan, Guangdong Province, to Jiaxing, Zhejiang. The grounding occureed in stormy weather and was caused by a navigational error.
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16 October 2017 - 22:00
Update: 16 October 2017 - 23:51
Cargo ship aground and abandoned
Cargo ship aground and abandoned
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16 October 2017 - 22:00
Update: 16 October 2017 - 23:51
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