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Posted on 10/13/2003 7:39:31 PM PDT by yonif
BEIJING, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Heavy waves whipped up by howling winds sank two Chinese cargo ships over the weekend and 44 crew members were missing and believed to be dead, the China Daily said on Tuesday.
Both ships were lost on Sunday in the Bohai Straits off the northeastern coast, the newspaper said, citing Zhao Gejin, an official with the State Administration of Production Safety.
The Huayuan Sheng 18 had been heading to the northern port of Tianjin from the southeastern city of Fuzhou when it went down with 15 people on board shortly after midnight, Zhao said.
The second disaster struck early on Sunday evening when the Shunda II, owned by Putuo Yonghe Marine Transport Co Ltd, sank, leaving 29 people missing, the newspaper said.
The ship had been steaming to Shanghai from the northern city of Tangshan, it said.
The China Marine Search and Rescue Centre under the Ministry of Communications had sent a rescue team to look for the missing people, it said.
No further details were immediately available.
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Smile when you say that, roundeyes.
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