China News Service, Dalian, September 18 (Reporter Yang Yi) The reporter learned from the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport on the 18th that a fishing boat was hit and sunk in the southwestern waters of Dalian that day, and 10 people on board were missing. The search and rescue work is still ongoing.
The picture shows the search and rescue scene.
Photo courtesy of Beihai Rescue Bureau, Ministry of Transport
At 5:40 in the morning of the same day, the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport received a notification from the Liaoning Provincial Maritime Search and Rescue Center: A fishing boat "Liaopuyu 25097" about 16 nautical miles southwest of Dalian was hit and sunk, and 10 people on board were missing, requesting help.
After receiving the report, the Beihai Rescue Bureau immediately assigned professional rescue ships "Beihai Jiu 116", "Beihai Jiu 201" and fast rescue boat "Huaying 384" to the accident sea area for search and rescue. At the same time, rescue helicopter "B7312" took off from Dalian Airport for airborne search.
Currently, no missing persons have been found, and search and rescue are still ongoing.
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