[HIGHLIGHTS] Eight people have been found and are still missing after a fishing boat collided and sank in the southwestern waters of Hainan. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.

Eight people have been found and are still missing after a fishing boat collided and sank in the southwestern waters of Hainan. So far, eight missing people on the fishing boat have not been found.

The specific location of the sunken fishing boat has been confirmed, and professional forces are being organized to carry out on-site exploration and search work. The Chinese side has dispatched 77 search and rescue vessels, 12 aircraft, and 614 personnel. The total search area is 5,716 square nautical miles.