11 dead, 2 missing as ship sinks off China

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Press Trust of India Beijing
Last Updated : Mar 19 2013 | 2:00 PM IST
At least 11 crew members were killed after a container ship with 14 on board sank off the east coast of China, authorities said today.
Two rescue vessels retrieved 11 bodies while one person was rescued by a helicopter, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Rescuers are still searching for two missing crew members.
The ship, named Guangyangxingang, capsized around 40 nautical miles northeast of Longkou in Shandong Province last evening amid strong winds, the report said.
The ship was travelling from the northern coastal city of Tianjin to Taizhou in eastern Zhejiang Province.
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First Published: Mar 19 2013 | 2:00 PM IST

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