Chinese divers on Monday evening recovered the body of one of
the sixteen missing sailors from a Korean vessel which sank off the
coast of Shandong a week ago after colliding with a container
ship.
Divers from the Ministry of Communications' salvage arm entered
the ship's cabin where they came upon a body during the day's ninth
dive at around 6.30 pm., the salvage headquarters revealed. The
Golden Rose's third life raft was also found tied to the ship,
after the first two were found at sea.
The Golden Rose -- loaded with 5,900 tons of steel -- apparently
sank around 3:00 a.m. last Saturday off the coast near Yantai after
a collision with the Jinsheng in heavy fog. The Jinsheng is a
Chinese container ship operated by Shandong Lufeng Shipping Company
Ltd.
Among the 16 missing sailors, eight are ROK nationals, seven
come from Myanmar and one from Indonesia. A massive search
operation has been underway since the crash with over 300 Chinese
ships and three aircraft, as well as 30 experienced divers, with
Korea also sending rescue boats and coast guard vessels to aid the
operation.?
(Xinhua News Agency May 22, 2007)