The fishing boat in Quanzhou, Fujian sank in distress, causing 12 people to lose contact with rescue forces across the strait to rescue

　　China News Service, Fuzhou, August 30 (Reporter Long Min) In the early morning of the 30th, the Shenzhen-Shanghai fishing boat "Minjin Yu 05119" in Quanzhou, Fujian sank 45 nautical miles east of Pingtan Island. 14 people on the fishing boat were in danger and two The crew was rescued by the surrounding fishing boat "Minjin Yu 05769", and the other 12 crew members lost contact. The Fujian Provincial Maritime Search and Rescue Center notified this evening that as of 18:30 on the 30th, 12 crew members were still missing.

　　The two rescued persons were safely brought back by "Minjinyu 05769". According to the rescued crew members, "Minjinyu 05119" was suspected of colliding with a foreign merchant ship.

　　At present, the search and rescue operation is still in progress. The Fujian Provincial Maritime Search and Rescue Center disclosed that the center dispatched the maritime patrol ship "Hai Xun 0806" of the Quanzhou Maritime Safety Administration, the professional rescue ship "Donghai Jiu 116" of the East China Sea Rescue Bureau, and the Fujian Ocean and Fisheries Bureau "Hai Jian 8001" and "Hai Jian 8002" "Hurry to the sea area where the incident occurred; the Fujian Ocean and Fisheries Bureau sent accident information to fishing boats in nearby waters through mobile phones, radio and Beidou terminals, and organized 17 fishing boats nearby to participate in search and rescue. At 9:55 today, the second rescue flight team of the East China Sea Rescue Bureau rescued. The helicopter "B-7345" took off from Fuzhou Changle Airport to participate in search and rescue.

　　At the same time, the Fujian Provincial Maritime Search and Rescue Center notified the Taiwan Maritime Search and Rescue Department of the relevant situation. Relevant parties in Taiwan dispatched rescue forces to participate in search and rescue.

　　This year's No. 9 typhoon "Mesaq" is gradually approaching or this is a disadvantage of the search and rescue. The Fujian Meteorological Bureau predicts that the typhoon "Mesaq" will bring obvious wind and waves to the Minwai fishing grounds, the central eastern part of the Mindong fishing grounds, and the Diaoyu Islands in Fujian Province from the 31st. At present, Fujian has launched a Class IV emergency response to prevent typhoon. (Finish)