Bulk carrier collided with fishing boat, 1 dead 2 missing, China

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Bulk carrier XIN HAI ZHOU 26 collided with Chinese fishing vessel in East China sea some 30 nm SE of Zhoushan, China, in the evening Sep 22, while en route from Ningbo-Zhoushan to Soviet Gavan, Russia. Fishing vessel sank, of 7 crew on board 4 were rescued, 1 recovered dead, and 2 are missing. XIN HAI ZHOU 26 was ordered to anchor near collision site, understood for investigation.
Bulk carrier XIN HAI ZHOU 26, IMO 8656609, dwt 21902, built 2007, flag Panama, manager YKJ SHIPPING CO LTD, Ningbo.

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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.