RSOE EDIS: China - Vehicle Accident - 2010.04.07

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2010-04-07 03:05:35 - Vehicle Accident - China EDIS CODE: VI-20100407-25600-CHN Date & Time: 2010-04-07 03:05:35 [UTC] Area: China, , About 37.4 kilometers east of Dacheng Island, Missing person(s): 6 Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: Six fishermen are missing after their boat was hit by a Maltese steamship Monday night near Taizhou city in east China's Zhejiang province, rescuers said Tuesday. The 30-meter-long boat, registered in Wenzhou city, Zhejiang province, was fishing 20 nautical miles (37.4 kilometers) east of Dacheng Island when it was hit by the 169-meter-long, Maltese-registered vessel MELINAI at 8:15 pm Monday, said Xiao Jun, captain of a coast guard rescue vessel. As of 6:30 pm Tuesday, more than six government-dispatched ships and over ten fishing boats were searching for the missing fishermen. Posted:2010-04-07 03:05:35 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu