Lost 27 lives! ‘Floating crane’ in Guangdong sank into the sea After avoiding Typhoon Chaba (with clip)

Guangdong Province’s maritime search and rescue agency reported today that the accident occurred early on Saturday. Floating Crane “Fujing 001″(福景001) which is used for projects in the sea It sank in the waters off the coast of southern China’s Guangdong Province. As a result, 27 people were missing.

At 03:50 on Saturday, officials detected from the surveillance system that The floating crane vessel had dropped its anchor and was in danger. After the anchor chain broke during the typhoon Chaba dodging This is the third typhoon of the year in waters near Yangjiang.

The county’s maritime search and rescue center later reported that Such floating cranes has sunk into the sea and rescue helicopters have been mobilized Rescue boats and cargo ships nearby to expedite the search for the missing

As of around 12 p.m. Saturday, three survivors were reported, while 27 others who fell into the water remained missing. Search and rescue are ongoing.

News by Xinhua News Agency,3 Jul 2022

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