Chinese ship capsizes in Indian Ocean with 39 on board, Xi orders rescue efforts
South China Morning Post
23-05-17 07:36
Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched a search and rescue operation after a Chinese fishing boat, with 39 crew on board, capsized in the Indian Ocean south of the Maldives. The boat is operated by Penglai Jinglu Fishery, which is based in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, and exports mainly to Japan, the United States and the European Union. According to the ship-tracking website FleetMon, the boat left Cape Town, South Africa on 3 May and appeared to be heading to Busan, South Korea. China has the world’s largest distant-water fishing fleet, with almost 3,000 boats.