3 die after boat capsizes in E China

JINAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The bodies of three fishermen have been recovered and five others remained missing as of Saturday after their boat capsized off the coast of east China's Shandong Province on Friday, local authorities said.

A fishing boat from north China's Hebei Province with 11 fishermen onboard capsized at 7:15 a.m. near Dongying Port, sources with the Beihai Rescue Bureau under the Ministry of Communications said.

Three fishermen were saved by the bureau's rescue team, the sources said.

Search and rescue work for the missing five continues.

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