Rescuers in China had been on December 14 looking for 5 sailors missing after a collision between two ships on the mouth of the Yangtze River that left at the very least three lifeless.
State broadcaster CCTV confirmed dramatic footage of crew pulling 11 of the 16 sailors who had been on board the container vessel Xinqisheng 69 from the water, three of whom confirmed no indicators of life.
The Yangtze is China’s most closely trafficked river and the purpose at which it meets the East China Sea, simply north of the industrial hub of Shanghai, brings collectively ships from all instructions.
State media reported the container ship Oceana misplaced energy shortly earlier than midnight on December 13, after which the Xinqisheng 69 collided with it, capsized and sank. It had been carrying 650 cargo containers, in accordance with the China Daily newspaper.
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