Rescue team sent to dredger accident

A sand dredger capsized on Wednesday off Malaysia in the Malacca Strait, killing one Chinese sailor and leaving 14 others missing, authorities said on Thursday.

Three Chinese out of the 18 crew members on board were rescued and one was found dead. The other 14 people - 12 Chinese, one Indonesian and one Malaysian - remain missing, the Ministry of Transport said.

A Chinese rescue team of seven - five divers, an engineer and a business representative - was dispatched by the China Maritime Search and Rescue Center and arrived in Malaysia on Thursday morning.