At least 50 people are still missing and more than 800 boats that were sunk by the August 10 storm haven't been salvaged, Xinhua said.

The latest bodies all were found in vessels that sank off Fuding, a port that suffered at least 248 deaths when Saomai slammed into China's southeastern coast, wrecking houses and ripping ships away from their moorings, Xinhua said.

It said salvage efforts were slowed because more difficulties appear in deep water.