1 dead, 12 rescued in east China shipwreck

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A rescue vessel from the bureau arrived at the scene at 5:46am and found 10 of the crew on board a life raft with three missing.
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One person was killed when a cargo ship sank in the waters off east China's Zhejiang Province on Friday.

According to Donghai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport, 13 people were onboard the ship "Dapujiang" when it sank in the early morning in waters near Zhoushan City.

A rescue vessel from the bureau arrived at the scene at 5:46am and found 10 of the crew on board a life raft with three missing.

A helicopter joined the search at 6:05am and located two of the missing, who are said to now be in a stable condition.

At 7:04am, rescuers found a body in the water.


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