Chinese maritime authorities have launched a search and rescue operation for two missing seafarers after a small Chinese bulk carrier sank following a collision with a Wan Hai Lines containership on Saturday.
The vessel collided with the boxship in the Pearl River Estuary on the evening of October 25 when the 8 000-ton bulker, Hai Li 5 , reportedly lost power and struck the inbound Wan Hai A17 144 572 dwt, causing the bulker to sink rapidly near the Mayoushi Lightship in the Lingding Channel.
According to a statement from Wan Hai Lines, the Singapore-flagged containership immediately activated emergency measures, deploying lifebuoys and emergency signalling devices, and launched a rescue boat to assist.