BEIJING: Two crew members died after their fishing boat was rammed by a foreign cargo ship and sunk in the East China Sea, leaving 17 crew members still missing, state broadcaster China National Radio reported.
The fishing boat, Lurongyu 58398, with 19 on board from Shandong province was hit by a Maltese cargo ship, the Catalina, in waters about 148km east of Ningbo, Zhejiang province, around 3.40am, Zhejiang Maritime Search and Rescue Center said.
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