More than two dozen crew members are feared lifeless after an industrial help ship broke in two throughout a storm within the South China Sea, Hong Kong emergency companies have stated.
Planes and helicopters had been despatched out to the scene by authorities to rescue the crew. But, as of 5.30pm native time, simply three of the 30 employees onboard had been delivered to security.
The Hong Kong Government Flying Service shared images from the rescue mission, which seems to point out a crew member being winched onto a rescue helicopter as collosal waves pummled the vessel, which had damaged into two elements.
The incident reportedly occurred about 300 km (186 miles) south of Hong Kong.
The ship, which has not been named, acquired caught up in a extreme tropical storm Chaba – which was blowing gusts of as much as 10 km/h (68mph). The vessel bumped into problem when its crew members tried to barter their method out of extreme climate.
The storm hit land within the western a part of the coastal province of Guangdong in a while Saturday. The Hong Kong rescue service despatched two fixed-wing plane and 4 helicopters for the rescue effort.
With additonal reporting from the Associated Press
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