AFP reports On Saturday, July 2, 2022, it said a large steamship, 160 nautical miles southwest of Hong Kong, was severely damaged and split in two. causing more than 30 crew members to float in the middle of the sea According to the Hong Kong Government Aviation Emergency Service
Initially, service personnel used a helicopter to rescue the three crew members at 3:00 p.m. local time (14.00 GMT) and taken to hospital for treatment. while the three survivors said Other crew members may have been swept away by the waves before the first helicopter arrived.
Not long ago, Typhoon “Chaba” formed in the middle of the South China Sea. It washed ashore in southern China’s Guangdong Province late Saturday followingnoon.
Rescuers in Hong Kong were notified of the shipwreck at 07:25 local time (6.25 GMT) and found the ship near the epicenter of Typhoon Chaba amid bad weather and operational hazards. rescue and rescue But the rescue will continue even during the night. to find many who are still missing
The Hong Kong Government Aviation Emergency Service has sent two fixed-wing aircraft and four helicopters to the rescue. The Chinese mainland authorities have also sent rescue ships to assist in the operation.
