China News Agency, Guangzhou, March 14th (Reporter Guo Jun) On the 14th, reporters learned from the Guangdong Maritime Search and Rescue Center that a Shandong Weihai cargo ship sank in the waters of the southern strait of the Taiwan Strait on the same day. There were 13 people on board. So far, they have rescued them in distress. 10 people, search and rescue operations are underway.
It is reported that at 15:26 on March 14, the Shantou Maritime Search and Rescue Center received a report that the Shandong Weihai bulk carrier "Jingwei XXX" sank in the waters near the southern strait of the Taiwan Strait. After receiving the report, the Guangdong Provincial Maritime Search and Rescue Center immediately launched an emergency response: Coordinating the Nanhai Rescue Bureau, Shantou Maritime Bureau and other search and rescue forces to the rescue, and notified the Fujian Provincial Maritime Search and Rescue Center to coordinate the Donghai Rescue Bureau rescue helicopter to the scene for search and rescue; immediately requested the Nanhai Ocean Forecast Center Develop a prediction of the drift path of the distressed person and broadcast a navigational warning through the Shantou Maritime Bureau, coordinate past ships to assist in search and rescue, remind ships to drive cautiously and pay attention to safety; notify the Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Coordination Center and ask them to coordinate the Hong Kong SAR Government Flight Service Team fixed-wing aircraft to assist search.
At present, the East China Sea Rescue Bureau has sent a helicopter, and the Hong Kong SAR Government Flight Service Team has sent a fixed-wing aircraft to the scene to participate in the search. The cargo ship "Hong Jinshun" and "Cang Haishun" passing by the waters involved in the search and rescue at the scene. The search and rescue operation is being carried out in an intensive and orderly manner. (Finish)