QINGDAO, Jan. 25 -- Rescuers are searching for three people who remain missing more than two days after a fishing boat sank off the coast of Shandong Province in east China.

The ship sank near Shidao Island on Saturday morning, according to the provincial maritime safety administration.

Of the 10 crew aboard the 37-meter long vessel, "Liaodanyu 28362," one died and six were rescued from the water alive.

A ship has been despatched by Qingdao City maritime search and rescue center to find the missing.