12 missing as Kiribati-registered ship sinks in East China
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Updated: 2017-04-06 16:31
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SHANGHAI -- A foreign vessel carrying 14 people sank near the Yangtze estuary Thursday, Shanghai maritime authority said.
The ship carrying 4,850 tonnes of coil steel overturned early Thursday morning after a suspected collision, according to an official with the Shanghai maritime bureau.
The 97-meter-long vessel is registered in Kiribati, an island country in the west Pacific Ocean.
Two crew were rescued by a nearby Panama-registered vessel. The search continues for the remaining 12.
A total of 17 vessels have been mobilized to assist the search.
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