(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-10-29 16:31

DALIAN - At least one person is dead and 15 are missing after a ship sank off Northeast China's Liaoning Province, according to a statement posted by the State Administration of Work Safety.

The ship, owned by the Shanghai Yinghai Shipping Company. Ltd, sank at around 8:08 a.m. on Sunday as it was traveling from Bayuquan, near the Yingkou City, to Shanghai.

Sixteen people were on board the vessel, which was carrying about 50 tons of oil.

The statement did not include the exact location of the sinking or reveal the cause of the accident. No further details are available.

In a separate accident, two crew members from a DPRK ship are still missing after the ship capsized on Sunday off the coast of east China's Shandong province.

Twenty-one crew members have been rescued, and search operations are continuing.