Yesterday did two cargo ships collide off east China, killing eight people and leaving nine missing, the Xinhua news agency reported.
The Hong Kong-registered ship Huirong with 29 crew sank after the collision off Zhejiang province late on Saturday, and eight bodies had been found. Twelve crew were rescued.
Local maritime authorities were searching for the missing nine with helicopters and more than 40 vessels. The other ship, the Pengyan, was from Shenzhen Ocean Shipping Co. Ltd.
The cause of accident was being investigated.
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