Sailors from China rescued 48 Taiwanese fishermen.

Sailors from the Chinese port city of Ningbo, located in the eastern province of Zhejiang, have rescued a crew of 48 from a Taiwanese fishing boat that has been wrecked in the North Pacific Ocean, one person is missing, according to the local department of agriculture and rural areas.

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Around 10:10 am on November 6, the crew of the Yunfa-1, a saury and squid fishing boat, rescued a 48-man crew from a Taiwanese fishing boat that was wrecked in the North Pacific Ocean.

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The Yunfa 1 was in the North Pacific when it spotted a plume of smoke two nautical miles away and issued a rescue signal. The ship immediately headed for the crash site and found the hull of the Taiwanese fishing vessel Xiangqing in flames. The ship’s crew moved into two lifeboats.

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48 crew members were immediately transferred from the boats to the Yunfa-1 ship. Later it was discovered that one member of the Xiangqing ship was missing, the sailors from the Yongfa-1 ship again went in search, but so far they could not find the missing person.