Dozens missing after ship sinks in Hong Kong waters

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Some of the crew had abandoned the vessel, hampering efforts to pull them to safety, rescuers said.

The industrial support ship operating in the South China Sea has sunk with the possible loss of more than two dozen crew members.

The disaster struck during ferocious gales brought by tropical storm Chaba.The dent took place in 186 miles off the southern coast of Hong Kong. The storm made landfall Saturday afternoon in the city of Zhanjiang in China’s Guangdong province.

 

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