Cargo ship sinks in China, six missing

Beijing, At least six people were listed missing after a cargo ship sank off the Yangtze River in central China’s Hubei Province.

The accident happened last night in Yichang City when the ship ‘Honghai 001′ was transporting crushed stones, according to the municipal government.

Two out of eight crew members aboard the ship were rescued while the others remain missing, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Search and rescue operations were under way at the scene. The cause behind the accident was being investigated, it said.

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