20 Indonesians sailors rescued off eastern China

The Jakarta Post

BEIJING (AP): A Chinese fishing boat rescued 20 Indonesian sailors after their ship sank off eastern China, but 11 Chinese fishermen were still missing after their boat sank in a separate accident, state media reported Monday.

Xinhua News Agency said the 20 crewmen were rescued after their Panama-registered ship sank early Sunday off the coast of Zhejiang province. Their ship was going from Papua New Guinea to Jiangsu province with a load of wood, and sailors were rescued by a Chinesefishing boat, Xinhua said.

The rescue came as 11 Chinese fishermen were reported missing and presumed dead after their boat sank after hitting a cargo ship, also off the coast of Zhejiang province.

Xinhua said it was not known if the two accidents were connected.

Only the captain of the fishing boat survived, Xinhua said. It gave no other details.