11 Missing After A Chinese Cargo Ship Collides With A Container Vessel Near Hong Kong
A Chinese cargo ship laden with cement sank near Hong Kong waters early Monday after colliding with a larger container ship registered in the Marshall Islands, leaving 11 people missing and setting off a frantic search for survivors.
By Sadho Ram — 06 May 2014, 09:53 AM — Updated over 10 years ago
On 5 May, A Chinese Cargo Ship Collided With A Container Vessel And Sank Just Outside Hong Kong Waters, Leaving 11 Crewmen Missing
The incident near Po Toi Island involved a cargo ship and a container vessel, shown here
Image via BBCAt least 11 crew members have been reported missing after two ships collided off the coast of southern Hong Kong. The accident happened at around 2.30 a.m. local time when the Marshall Islands-registered MOL Motivator, a 300-meter long container ship, collided with a smaller Chinese vessel, the Zhong Xing 2. The incident occurred three nautical miles southwest of Po Toi island, Marine Police said.
The Cargo Ship Is Believed To Have Sunk With Its 12-Crewmen Onboard. One Man Was Rescued By A Fishing Boat.
The rescued man, a 46-year-old Chinese national, is being treated at a Hong Kong hospital, where his condition is stable.
cnn.comChinese Officials Are Now Conducting A SAR Mission
A search and rescue mission involving boats and aircraft from China and Hong Kong is underway
Image via bbcimg.co.ukThe mission was being co-ordinated by the Guangdong Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre and Hong Kong had also sent rescue boats and a helicopter to the area, the South China Morning Post newspaper said. China was sending more than a dozen ships and at least three helicopters to the area, state-run Xinhua news agency said.
Floating Debris From The Sunken Ship, Including Life Jackets, Were Spotted Near The Point Of Collision In Chinese Territorial Waters South Of Hong Kong
Debris floating in the waters off Hong Kong after MOL Motivator container vessel collided with the Zhong Xing 2.
Image via scmp.comCaptain Bruce Wong Ho-man, deputy manager of flight operations with the Government Flying Service, said "an Oil slick was spotted together with debris and some floating rings at the scene but no sign of the missing crews or sunken vessel were found."
wsj.comGuangdong Maritime Safety Administration, which is spearheading search-and-rescue efforts, said the search remains under way, but rescuers have so far made no progress in locating the missing people.
A major search operation has been launched south of Po Toi Island to find missing crewmen
Image via scmp.comThe Sea Lanes Around Hong Kong And Southern China Are Among The Busiest In The World
Hong Kong's waters are notoriously crowded. Hundreds of vessels, from wooden sampans to enormous container ships, ply the shipping routes that criss-cross the territory, one of the world's busiest ports, every day.
telegraph.co.ukLast year, about 85 people were injured when a high-speed ferry near the island of Hei Ling Chau hit what officials said was an unidentified object. The ferry, which was travelling from Hong Kong to Macau, had 105 passengers and 10 crew on board. In 2012, 39 people died when a pleasure boat and a high-speed ferry collided off Lamma Island - considered the worst maritime accident in decades. The captains of the two vessels were charged with several counts of manslaughter.