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Chinese sailors reported missing off Russia coast
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February 19, 2009, Thursday
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CHINA'S Foreign Ministry confirmed yesterday that seven Chinese seamen were missing after a cargo ship accident at sea on Sunday near Russia's eastern port of Vladivostok.
Russian media reported that the ship sank in a storm off the nation's Pacific Coast. Three Chinese crew members were rescued after the mishap, according to a posting on the ministry's Website.
There were also reports that eight sailors may have died, but there was no word on their nationalities. The crew of the Sierra Leone-flagged ship also included Indonesian sailors.
Chinese consulate officials in Khabarovsk and Vladivostok visited the rescued sailors and offered assistance, the ministry said.
Russian media reported that the ship sank in a storm off the nation's Pacific Coast. Three Chinese crew members were rescued after the mishap, according to a posting on the ministry's Website.
There were also reports that eight sailors may have died, but there was no word on their nationalities. The crew of the Sierra Leone-flagged ship also included Indonesian sailors.
Chinese consulate officials in Khabarovsk and Vladivostok visited the rescued sailors and offered assistance, the ministry said.
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