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Three people were killed and 23 others are missing when two ships capsized off the coast of east China’s Shandong Province,officials said on Monday.
Three bodies have been recovered so far,they said.
The bodies were recovered after a cargo ship,registered in east China’s Zhejiang Province,sank off Yantai City around 9 pm on Sunday,Shandong Maritime Safety Administration said. Nine others onboard the ship are still missing.
Twelve sailors were on board the ship,when it started leaning in strong gales,after losing power,officials said.
The 88-meter-long ship,loaded with stone,lost touch with maritime authorities six minutes after making an emergency call for help.
In a separate accident,a cargo ship,sank off Weihai City around 2:30 am today,leaving 14 sailors missing. It was registered in north China’s Tianjin Municipality.
Rescuers are looking for the missing,state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Strong winds and waves were responsible for both the accidents,the report said.
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