Hong Kong (CNN)Rescue teams in mainland China saidbroke in halfand early Monday morning Sinked during Typhoon Chaba-just hours after their respondents in Hong Kong said they needed a "miracle" to find more survivors.
A typhoon struck south, causing 26 people to go missing after the Chinese engineering vessel Fujing001 (30 crew members) sank about 300 km (185 miles) southwest of Hong Kong on Saturday. It remains. China with a wind speed of 144km / h (89.5m / h).
The Hong Kong Government Flying Service successfully attracted three people on Saturday, but more survivors after the service stated that it was "very very unlikely" on Sunday evening. The hope of finding one was fading. ""
Still, just a few hours later, the Guangdong Maritime Search and Rescue Center in southern China announced that it had rescued a fourth crew member who was described as being "normal."
The discovery of the fourth crew member was after the search activity resumed on Sunday. According to the Hong Kong State Oceanic Administration, the search was suspended overnight due to bad weather, which was too dangerous for the rescue team.
"It is very unlikely that you will find (more crew members) alive," Hong Kong Government Flight Service Commander West Wu Wai Hung said at a press conference. .. Of the three crew.
"I would like to devote my heart to the families of the missing sailors and workers. I wish I could find a survivor. It is a miracle."
The next day, the Guangzhou Navy Base confirmed that a fourth crew member (called a deck member) was rescued alive and ready to be transferred to the shore.
All three crew members rescued by Hong Kong's flight service are described as being in stable condition and being treated at North Lantau Hospital.
When Chaba struck, a 240-meter (787-foot) ship called a "floating crane" was used by Chinese authorities to help build a wind farm off the coast of southern China. rice field.
As of Sunday, Hong Kong's flight service used three fixed-wing aircraft, six helicopters, and 36 rescue teams for search operations, with a circumference of 1,300 km (807 miles). Said it was.
The Guangdong Maritime Search and Rescue Center stated that it used seven rescue vessels, as well as rescue vessels, merchant vessels, and Coast Guard vessels.
The center also said it coordinated with China Southern Airlines to send rescue helicopters.
