18.11.2009
Source:
North Korean vessel sank in Yellow Sea near Chinese port Dalian due to the storm, the crew rescue operation is in progress, says Wednesday news portal SINA.
The distress signal from N Korean cargo ship with 20 crewmembers aboard was received by Chinese Coast Guard Tuesday morning. The vessel ran into severe gale 90 marine miles off Dalian port at northeast China. Sailors had to abandon the ship on lifeboats; some of crewmembers went by the board.
By Wednesday morning only 14 North Korean sailors were saved from chilly water by Chinese rescuers.
