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11 dead, 5 missing in boat tragedy

By Xu Wei (China Daily)

13:05, November 29, 2012

Rescuers carry the body of a victim after a fishing vessel sank in heavy seas 2 nautical miles off Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province, on Wednesday. [Photo/China Daily]

At least 11 people are dead and five remain missing after a fishing boat sank in coastal waters early on Wednesday near Dalian, Liaoning province, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The boat with 17 fishermen and women on board, was overturned by huge waves at about 2 am and sank 2 nautical miles from the Houershi village port at the Jinzhou New Area in Dalian.



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