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One dead, 8 missing after a boat collided with a ship
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-05-11 16:13 HANGZHOU -- One person was confirmed dead and eight others remained missing after their fishing boat collided with a ship and sank near the Yangtze River estuary in Shanghai early Monday, maritime authorities confirmed.
Three people were rescued at about 4:10 a.m, but one died from serious injuries. The search for the missing continued as of noon. At least 30 rescue vessels and a helicopter have joined the rescue operation. Maritime authorities were investigating the cause of the accident and pursuing the other vessel, which fled after the accident. |