Chinese cargo ship sank in South China sea, crew safe

Cargo ship HANGSHENG 88 sank in the afternoon Nov 12 40 nm off Huilai, the eastern coast of Guangdong province, China, South China sea. 13 crew abandoned the ship and went into a lifeboat, shortly after they’ve been rescued by a fishing vessel, directed by Guangdong MRCC. All are safe.

Container Ship ZHONG HANG SHENG is eBlue_economy_Chinese cargo ship sank in South China sea, crew safe located at SCHINA – East China Sea at position 25° 24′ 34.9″ N, 120° 20′ 03.5″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2021-11-17 13:57 UTC (1 day, 21 hours ago)

The vessel departed from RIZHAO, CN on 2021-11-15 23:00 LT (UTC +8) and is currently sailing at 17.5 knots with Southwest direction heading to RIZHAO, CN with reported Estimated Time of Arrival at 2021-11-15 23:00 LT (UTC +8) local time (3 days, 20 hours ago)

Its carrying capacity is 2672 TEU and her current draught is reported to be 9.8 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 207.98 meters and her width is 32.31 meters.

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