Cargo Business Newswire

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Cargo ship and fishing ship collide, leaving 2 dead and 17 missing

A collision between a fishing boat and a cargo ship in the East China Sea has left 17 missing and two dead, according to Chinese state media.

The Lu Rong Yu collided with a Maltese freighter at 3:40 a.m. (Beijing time), according to state broadcaster China Central Television.

Passing ships rescued two additional passengers who later died, the report said, adding that search and rescue operations were ongoing.

China has detained 20 crew from the freighter Catalina, a 40,485-ton bulk carrier, the state-run

China National Radio said in a brief report.

The crew, including the ship's captain, are "under investigation" by border and maritime authorities after being detained at the eastern port city of Ningbo.

The cargo ship, which was under a Maltese flag, left the scene, according to China Radio International.

China National Radio did not state the nationalities of the detained crew members.

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