Hong Kong: More than 24 crew members missing, after their ship broke during a typhoon in the South China Sea Today. Rescuers rushed to find them. An engineering vessel that was 160 nautical miles southwest of Hong Kong was damaged and broke into two pieces.
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The 30-member crew abandoned the ship, according to the Hong Kong Government Flying Service. Three people had been rescued as of 3 pm local time and were taken to the hospital for treatment.
The three survivors said other crew members may have been swept away by waves before the first helicopter arrived. Typhoon Chaba earlier formed in the central part of the South China Sea and on Saturday afternoon made landfall in Guangdong province in southern China.
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Rescuers in Hong Kong were notified of the incident at 7:25 am local time and found the ship near Chaba’s center. The rescue operation became more difficult and dangerous due to harsh weather conditions The ship’s location recorded wind speeds of 144 Km/h and waves that were 10 meters high.
The Government Flying Service dispatched two sorties of fixed-wing aircraft and four helicopter sorties. Mainland Chinese authorities also dispatched a rescue boat. Rescuers said they would increase the search area “due to the large number of people missing” and extend the operation into the night if conditions allowed.
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