One Taiwan sailor was rescued but five others remained missing
after their boat sunk off the coast of south China's Guangdong
Province on Monday, the local maritime authority said on
Tuesday.
The Taiwan-registered cargo ship, en route from Hong Kong to
Taiwan carrying more than 100 tons of sea food, sunk at about 7
p.m. Monday amid strong wind and high waves when it sailed to the
sea area of Shantou in Guangdong.
All the six sailors jumped into the sea with life vests and a
raft. One of them struggled to swim to the sea shore of Shantou and
was rescued by maritime staff about three hours later.
Rescuers have retrieved the life raft as of Tuesday and are
searching for the five missing sailors.
(Xinhua News Agency January 16, 2008)