Across China: Zhejiang

Fishermen still missing

Searches continued yesterday for seven sailors missing after a collision in the waters off Dachen Island, Zhejiang province, on Saturday, local police said.

Nine crew of the fishing boat Minxiayu 706 fell into the water after it collided with a ship coded Calm Ocean and sunk, said Jia Ce, an official with Taizhou frontier defense police. Only two sailors were rescued.