75 fishermen missing under typhoon Wutip's influence

By Dong Zhen | September 30, 2013, Monday |

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Two Chinese fishing boats sank in waters near Xisha Islands Sunday evening under influence of Typhoon Wulip, with 47 of the people on board still missing, according to Xinhua news agency.

Totally 60 people on the two ships had fallen into the sea with 47 remained unaccounted for.

Another fishing boat, with 28 people on board, had lost contact with the ground.

Two other fishing boats were also stranded at sea because of strong tides.

Authorities in southern China’s Hainan and Guangdong provinces had sent teams of rescuers to save the stranded and search for the missing ones.

China's maritime authority on Sunday upgraded its wave warning from yellow to orange as Typhoon Wutip, the 21st of the season, approaches land. The central South China Sea is experiencing rough seas under Wutip's influence.

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75 fishermen missing under typhoon Wutip's influence

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