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The fourth and 12 bodies rescued from a Chinese ship were found

A Chinese engineering ship sank during a tropical cyclone Chaba over the weekend

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In this image released by Hong Kong Government Flying Service, a helicopter with rescue crew members approaches a sinking ship in the South China Sea, 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Hong Kong on July 2, 2022, as Typhoon Chaba was moving in the area.
Hong Kong Government Flight Service In this image released by, on July 2, 2022, a helicopter carrying rescue workers was a sunken ship in the South China Sea 300 km (186 miles) south of Hong Kong when typhoon Chaba was traveling in the area. Approached to. Associated Press

Hong Kong — 4 rescue teams looking for a missing crew member from a Chinese engineering ship that sank over the weekend Saved a fraction According to Chinese maritime authorities, a person recovered 12 bodies on Monday.

Officials said the crew rescued by Chinese naval vessels on Monday were in stable condition. The other three members of the 30 crew were rescued on Saturday.

The body was found approximately 50 nautical miles (90 km) southwest of the area where the Fujing001 ship sank, according to authorities in southeastern Guangdong. Authorities were trying to identify the body.

The search for the rest of the crew continued.

Floating cranes registered in China were involved in the construction of several offshore wind farms. Although protected from the tropical cyclone Chaba, maritime officials said it dragged the anchor and broke the anchor chain.

Then the ship broke in two and sank on Saturday during a storm. During storms, maximum sustained winds were 110 kilometers (68 miles) per hour and were upgraded to typhoons before landing in Guangdong.

The ship sank about 300 km (180 miles) southwest of Hong Kong. Officials said the ship was close to the center of the storm, making rescue operations difficult.

Hong Kong sent two fixed-wing aircraft and four helicopters for rescue operations on Saturday. The search continued on Monday, but Hong Kong officials said it was unlikely to rescue the rest of the crew alive.

Elsewhere in China, eight people evacuated from a storm in Shijiazhuang, the capital of northern Hebei, have their decorative building structures fall from about 12 meters (40 feet). I was killed when I was there. The agency said. Another person struck by the structure was hospitalized in a stable condition, it said.

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