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Four missing after cargo sinks off E China coast

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-03-20 17:53

FUZHOU - Four people were missing and another two were saved after a cargo ship sank Sunday near the sea off East China's Fujian province, an official said.

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The provincial maritime safety administration received an emergency alert at around 2:00 am Sunday, saying that the cargo ship "MinNingDe Cargo 0202" sank near the sea off Ningde city's Xiapu county.

Six people on the cargo ship fell into water, and two were rescued. Rescuers are searching for the missing, according to the official from Fujian Maritime safety administration.