Cargo ship sank, 11 crew rescued, South China sea

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Chinese cargo ship HONGTAI16 sank in the afternoon Nov 17 in Huilai County waters, eastern coast of Guangdong province, China, South China Sea. All 11 crew went into life rafts and were rescued by SAR helicopter, Guangdong Maritime Rescue. The ship understood to develop heavy list, capsize and sink.
Cargo ship HONGTAI16, IMO 8569355, length 97 meters, flag China.

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My name is Mikhail Voytenko, I’m Russian, professional merchant marine navigator, by education and former experience. I own and run Maritime Bulletin website for more than 10 years. I've been involved in solving a number of piracy hijack cases, including the hijack of ro-ro FAINA, loaded with tanks. It was me who made public, and unravel, freighter ARCTIC SEA mystery. I've been also closely involved in a number of maritime disaster, one of them being MSC FLAMINIA major fire.