A sailor was rescued after having been trapped inside a capsized
boat for 11 hours, said a source with the Ministry of
Communications yesterday.
The sailor was rescued by an emergency response team from the
ministry's East China Sea Salvage Bureau and sent to a hospital for
treatment in Shanghai, said the source, without giving the name of
the sailor.
The body of another trapped sailor was also salvaged by the
team.
According to the source, the boat anchored at the Chongming
Dongwang water area near the mouth of the Yangtze River suddenly
capsized and then turned over at around 4 AM yesterday, trapping
two of the seven sailors on board.
Two other sailors were rescued by passing ships and three remain
missing, said the source, adding that the search and rescue effort
for the missing ones is still under way.
(Xinhua News Agency October 4, 2006)