EIGHT men remain missing following a collision between their fishing boat and a Panamanian containership off the southwestern coast of South China's Hainan province, resulting in the sinking of the fishing vessel, say search and rescue officials, reported Xinhua.
Thanks to ongoing search and rescue efforts aided by advanced technologies such as underwater robots and remotely operated submersibles, the location of the sunken fishing boat was determined on Saturday.
But due to the rapid flow of water at the site and the presence of fishing nets around the sunken ship, divers have not been able to enter the cabin.
Rescue boats, airplanes and rescue personnel had been dispatched to search the missing people in an area exceeding 5,700 square nautical miles.
The fishing boat bearing the name 'Yuenan Aoyu 36062' collided with the Panamanian-flagged 1,032-TEU SITC Danang at 22 nautical miles southwest of Yinggehai town in Ledong county.
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Thanks to ongoing search and rescue efforts aided by advanced technologies such as underwater robots and remotely operated submersibles, the location of the sunken fishing boat was determined on Saturday.
But due to the rapid flow of water at the site and the presence of fishing nets around the sunken ship, divers have not been able to enter the cabin.
Rescue boats, airplanes and rescue personnel had been dispatched to search the missing people in an area exceeding 5,700 square nautical miles.
The fishing boat bearing the name 'Yuenan Aoyu 36062' collided with the Panamanian-flagged 1,032-TEU SITC Danang at 22 nautical miles southwest of Yinggehai town in Ledong county.
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