Chinese fishing boat sinks off Mexican coast
Updated: 2014-05-05 14:32
(Xinhua)
|
||||||||
MEXICO CITY/LOS ANGELES - A Chinese fishing boat caught fire and sank near Mexican coast and it was not clear whether there were casualties in the shipwreck, Li Shu, director of the consular section of the Chinese Embassy in Mexico, said Sunday.
The Mexican navy has confirmed that the accident happened about 900 nautical miles off Mexico, but it can not confirm the number and nationality of people on board so far either, Li said.
An Associated Press report quoted an official at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in the United States as saying earlier that a Venezuelan vessel found a raft with 11 people aboard about 1,000 nautical miles off Mexico's western coast Friday afternoon. Among them, four people were badly burned.
The US air force received a request for help from the Venezuelan ship and rescue personnel arrived at the scene Saturday afternoon.
The rescue operation continued through the early hours of Sunday, but two people died of serious injuries.
The report also said the two dead were Chinese, while two other injured people were being sent to a burn center for further treatment.
- Obama roasts himself, rivals at dinner
- H&M promotes summer collections with DJ show in NYC
- Forum trends: No house, no marriage?
- One handed climber scales UK's toughest routes
- World leaders when they were younger
- Huge mist cannons attract people in Lanzhou
- Indian train derailment kills at least 12
- H&M promotes summer collections with DJ show
Most Viewed
Economy on path of steady growth[1]|chinadaily.com.cn
Gay sex poses HIV threat for youth|Society|chinadaily.com.cn
Japan to release videos of Chinese activists|Asia-Pacific|chinadaily.com.cn
Gay sex blamed for rise in young students with HIV/AIDS|Society|chinadaily.com.cn
More young adults living with parents|Americas|chinadaily.com.cn
Magazine seeks Guangzhou expat families to tour Fujian[1]|chinadaily.com.cn
World's longest sightseeing escalator awaits you in Central China[4]|chinadaily.com.cn
Dai Ethnic Group[1]|chinadaily.com.cn
Minmetals unit offers sponge city solutions for rainfall usage|Business|chinadaily.com.cn
Licenses revoked in anti-porn campaign|Society|chinadaily.com.cn
Editor's Picks
Variety is the spice of academic life |
Xinjiang hopes to prove that the west is best |
Documents prove the truth can't be buried |
Race to remember story of resistance |
Strait talking: From enemy to friend |
Welcome to the world’s largest garbage dump |
Today's Top News
Travel passes to DPRK made easier
Yunnan's only panda perking up thanks to TV
Intl cooperation to aid drug fight
Deal signed to upgrade roads, grid in Ethiopia
China busts foreign spy ring
Tokyo lawmakers begin China visit
Houston tries shuttlecock diplomacy
Senior Chongqing official investigated
US Weekly
Geared to go |
The place to be |