(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-11-11 16:36

HANGZHOU-- Eleven fishermen are missing after their boat sank in the East China Sea on Sunday, said authorities in East China's Zhejiang Province.

The boat, carrying 12 people, sank at 10:23 am after hitting a cargo ship at 30 degrees north and 122 degrees east.

Only the captain was saved, said sources with the Zhejiang maritime and fishery bureau.

The bureau has dispatched almost 40 rescue vessels from across the province and neighboring Shanghai Municipality to search for the missing fishermen.