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Wreck of sunken boat located

Eight people remained missing following the collision between the f/v "Yuenan Aoyu 36062" with the "SITC Danag" 22 nautical miles southwest of Yinggehai town in Ledong county off the southwestern coast of South China's Hainan province, resulting in the sinking of the fishing vessel, the provincial maritime search and rescue center said on April 7. Thanks to ongoing SAR efforts aided by an underwater robots and ROVs, the location of the sunken fishing boat was determined on April 6. However, due to the rapid flow of water at the site and the presence of fishing nets around the sunken ship, divers have not been able to enter the cabin. The fishermen were searched in an area exceeding 5,700 square nautical miles.

Eight fishermen missing after collision with container ship

On April 3, 20ß24, shortly after midnight the 'SITC Danang', en route from Qinzhou to Saigon, was in collision with a fishing boat near the island of Hainan. The impact caused the sinking of a fishing boat, whose crew of eight fell into the water and were missing. Hainan emergency response personnel sent military and police search teams to the site, and 21 ships and five aircraft were engaged in the SAR operation. 20 hours after the accident, none of the missing fishermen have been found, while the search operations were still underway. The cause of the accident was under investigation.

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