State broadcaster CCTV on Wednesday reported that no missing persons on board of the Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028 vessel were found yet and that Chinese president Xi Jinping ordered a search and rescue operation.
BEIJING, China - A Chinese fishing vessel has capsized in the central Indian Ocean, state media reported Wednesday, with its crew of 17 Chinese, 17 Indonesian and five Filipino sailors missing.
The vessel, named the Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028 and owned by Penglai Jinglu Fishery Co, capsized at about 3am Beijing time Tuesday , CCTV said. Beijing's Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched an "emergency mechanism for consular protection" involving embassies and consulates in Australia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia, the Philippines and other countries, according to CCTV.
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