Eleven crew members went missing after their fishing boat collided with a merchant ship and capsized off east China coast early today, officials said.
The accident took place in the sea waters off Zhangzhou city, Fujian province, at about 0:15 AM (local time), the city's maritime search and rescue centre said in a statement.
All 14 fishermen aboard the fishing boat from Quanzhou city fell into the sea waters.
Three persons have been rescued and the others remain missing, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
A helicopter and 15 boats are searching the area.
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