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4 killed, 4 missing as fishing boat hits rocks in south China
FUZHOU, Sept. 21, 2020 (BSS/Xinhua) Four people were killed while four others reported missing on Monday after a fishing boat hit underwater rocks in the southern Chinese city of Shantou, maritime authorities said.
The accident occurred at around 6 a.m. when the fishing boat with 14 people aboard from east China’s Fujian Province crashed into a reef about 11 nautical miles southeast of Shantou’s Nan’ao Island, Guangdong Province, according to the Fujian maritime safety administration.
As of 11 a.m., six people had been rescued and another four were still missing, according to the administration.
A search and rescue operation was launched immediately with several helicopters and vessels joining the rescue mission.
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