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2 Taiwanese scientists die as ship sinks

TWO Taiwanese scientists died and 43 other people were rescued when a marine research ship sank off Taiwan after hitting a reef, coast guard officials said yesterday.

Emergency treatment failed to revive the pair after the vessel Ocean Researcher V, carrying 27 researchers and 18 crew, sank off the Penghu Islands on Friday, officials said.

The 2,700-tonne ship began to take on water after it ran into a reef and lost power. Those on board rushed to life rafts, but the rubber boats were capsized by powerful winds and waves, officials said.

The ship, which cost Tw$1.5 billion (US$500 million) and was launched in 2012, later sank.

The coast guard and navy dispatched a dozen vessels and helicopters in the rescue, officials said.

The ship departed from a port in southern Tainan City on Thursday for an eight-day marine research expedition commissioned by the government and jointly conducted by several universities. It was heading to Penghu to take shelter from the bad weather.




 

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