x
FLASH NEWS

Sinking of a Chinese fishing vessel

Sinking of a Chinese fishing vessel
  • PublishedMay 17, 2023

The Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028, a Chinese fishing vessel owned by Penglai Jinglu Fishery Co, has capsized. according to CCTV, a Chinese state media.

39 crew members are missing. The crew is composed of 17 Chinese, 17 Indonesians and 5 Filipinos.

The sinking occurred in the Indian Ocean on 17 May, around 3 a.m. Beijing time.

China reports that search and rescue operations have been launched. They are cooperating with Australia, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Indonesia and the Philippines to find the castaways.

Written By
maritimescrimes

Leave a Reply

close
%d bloggers like this: