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Thai freighter sinks off Taiwan; 9 rescued, 1 dead, 10 missing
« on: January 26, 2010, 08:35:08 AM »
The 6,000-ton Sea Angel sank in bad weather about 3 am (1900 GMT Monday) in the Taiwan Strait 20 nautical miles, or nearly 40 kilometres, off Yunlin, the National Search and Coordination Centre said.
A passing foreign freighter alerted Taiwan authorities to the sinking about 8 am, and a sea and air search was launched about two hours later. Kao Hui-jung at the Sea Angel's agent, the Wimax Maritime Shipping Co, said by phone that the ship was sailing from Malaysia to China when it sank and most of its crew were Thais with the rest coming from Indonesia and Myanmar. The rescued crew members, who survived thanks to life savers, were sent to two hospitals for treatment. The search and rescue operation was continuing, the coast guard's Chan Hsiu-jung said.
Sea Angel IMO 8421389 Flag Thailand General Cargo build 1985 DWT 6529 Manager Sinsimon Nav. Co. Ltd
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1528395.php/Thai-freighter-sinks-off-Taiwan-9-rescued-1-dead-10-missing
Mikhail Voytenko
Maritime Bulletin http://www.odin.tc/eng

 

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