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1 dead, 6 missing in East China Sea ship collision

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-02-03 21:47
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FUZHOU: One person rescued from a ship collision Wednesday morning died after treatment failed while six others were still missing, rescuers said.

A fishing boat sank at about 10:35 am in collision with a cargo vessel off the coast of southeastern Fujian Province, leaving all 10 people aboard in water, said a spokesperson with the Fujian Provincial Maritime Search and Rescue Center.

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Lin Chengjian, 44, who was among the four people rescued from the wreckage, died at noon as medical treatment failed, the spokesperson said.

A total of 14 ships were searching for the missing people, he added.

The fishing boat was registered in Fujian and the cargo vessel registered in the neighboring Zhejiang Province.
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