Tuesday, March 25, 2008

China sends more divers to find missing Ukrainian sailors

China sent another 22 divers to the South China Sea on Tuesday to try and locate the 18 sailors missing after their Ukrainian ship sank Saturday.

The Ukrainian tug, Naftogaz-67, sank after colliding with a Chinese vessel near Hong Kong off the southern coast of China. Out of the 25 sailors on board, only seven have been rescued.

A total of 44 Chinese divers will now be involved in the operation to find the missing sailors.

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18 Ukranian sailors went missing after their ship, the Naftogaz-67, sank. The ship collided with a Chinese ship before sinking, and now a total of 44 Chinese sailors will be working on rescuing the missing Ukranians.

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