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Fire on cargo ship kills two

Two crew members died in a fire which broke out in the superstructure of the "Shengtai" off the Yangtze River in the Zhejiang Province in the morning of April 1, 2019, while the ship was enroute from Nantong to Ulsan. The vessel was moored at a basin in Zhejiang’s Shengsi County, not far from the Yangtze River estuary. The Shanghai Maritime Rescue Center received an alert at 6:52 a.m. that a fire had started in the crew's living quarters. The center coordinated with East China Sea Rescue Bureau and dispatched four rescue boats, including a tug, to the area. The ship had 17 crew members on board. During the incident, two of them lost consciousness while the rest was evacuated to the main deck. In the engine room anti-fire measures were initiated, including releasing carbon dioxide. The firefighting was still ongoing by the afternoon. The two crew members who lost consciousness were confirmed dead, while the rest were moved onto a rescue ship. The cause of the accident was under investigation. Report with photos: https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/1904012277/