2 found dead in shipwreck; 14 missing

At least two crew members of a fishing boat were found dead in a wreck off Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, in the East China Sea on Sunday, according to the local ocean and fisheries bureau.

The boat, with 16 crew members, went missing on Sunday night. Authorities dispatched 14 fishing boats for search and rescue efforts. All 16 crew members were from Taizhou, Zhejiang, or from Henan province.

The Ministry of Transport’s Donghai Rescue Bureau also sent rescue helicopters to join in the search on Monday.