Container ship troubled in Yangtze estuary

Container ship EASLINE SHANGHAI suffered mechanical failure and requested assistance on Oct 19 in Yangtze river estuary. MRCC Shanghai dispatched a SAR tug DONG HAI JIU 101 (IMO 9654816), which managed to take disabled vessel on tow and tow her to safety after 8-hour towage in adverse weather conditions. Understood disabled vessel was either anchored, or had to drop anchor to avoid drifting.