The reporter learned from relevant departments in Ningbo that at around 12:45 today (July 17), a recreational fishing boat rolled over at the Emerald Bay Wharf in Wuhu Lake, Fenghua, Ningbo, Zhejiang, and all 16 people on board fell into the water.

Nine people have been rescued and two have been taken to hospital.

Relevant rescue forces are making every effort to search for the remaining seven drowning persons.

  (Headquarters reporter Cao Meili and Du Jinming)