Cambodia continues search for missing eight in China boat sinking


Authorities and rescue teams continue to search for the remaining eight missing Chinese nationals of the 41 shipwrecked off the coast of Preah Sihanouk province on Sept 22. - POLICE

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh/Asia News Network): Authorities and rescue teams were continuing to search for the remaining eight missing Chinese nationals of the 41 shipwrecked off the coast of Preah Sihanouk province on September 22. Three bodies have been found.

Thirty-three of the 41 people on board the boat that sank between Poysareung and Koh Tang off the coast of Preah Sihanouk province had been found as of Sept 24, said Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration spokesman Kheang Phearum.

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