More naval ships head to Xisha for rescue mission

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BEIJING, October 2 (ChinaMil) -- The Navy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLAN) has reinforced its strength carrying out fishermen rescue missions in waters near the Xisha Islands with dispatching three warships and one rescue helicopter to the scene of accident, PLA Daily reporters learnt from relevant departments of the PLAN.

As of 17:00 yesterday, seven naval ships and one helicopter engaged in search and rescue operations in the sea areas near the Xisha Islands have saved eleven drowning fishermen and transferred 324 people to safe places.

At about 10 a.m. yesterday, the destroyer Wuhan (hull number 169) of the South China Sea Fleet of the PLAN saved two fishermen in the sea area 25 nautical miles northeast from the Shanhu Island. Both of them are fishermen working on the fishing boat Yuetaiyu 62108, which was sunk at 9:20 on September 30 by Typhoon Wutip.

The destroyer Guangzhou (hull number 168) of the South China Sea Fleet saved six fishermen in the sea area 25 nautical miles from the Shanhu Island at 11 a.m. yesterday.

Meanwhile，divers on a rescue ship of the South China Sea Fleet were conducting underwater operations to search for possible survivors and remains of typhoon victims.

The PLA Navy sent yesterday another three ships and one helicopter to join follow-up rescue operations. A landing ship of the South China Sea Fleet departed at 14 p.m. yesterday from a naval port in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, heading to the Shenhang Island to transfer fishermen saved by rescuers from the island to Sanya City. The landing ship is scheduled to arrive at the mission waters at noon of October 2.

Two frigates of the South China Sea Fleet set sail yesterday morning from Zhanjiang and Sanya respectively heading to Xisha. One of them carried a rescue helicopter of an aviation unit of the South China Sea Fleet. They are expected to arrive at the mission area at wee hours of October 2 to conduct search and rescue operations there.

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