Hong Kong said it was a “miracle” to find more survivors of the sunken ship in Typhoon Chaba. China has just found one

More than a dozen people remain missing after Chinese engineering ship Fujing001, with a crew of 30 people, sank about 300 kilometers (185 miles) southwest of Hong Kong on Saturday as typhoon hitting southern China with winds of 144 km / h (89.5). m / h).

While the Hong Kong Government Flight Service had put three people in a safe place on Saturday, hopes of finding more survivors faded after the service said on Sunday evening that the likelihood of this happening was “very, very forget it “.

However, a few hours later, the Guangdong Maritime Research and Rescue Center in southern China announced that it had rescued a fourth crew member, who was described as “in normal physical condition.”

Guangdong authorities also said they had found what are believed to be the remains of another 12 crew members and that the identities of the bodies were still being confirmed.

The finding of the fourth crew member came after the resumption of search operations on Sunday. The search had been suspended over Saturday night due to bad weather conditions that made it too dangerous for rescue teams, according to the Hong Kong Department of the Navy.

“The chances of finding (more crew) alive are very, very slim,” Hong Kong government flight services controller West Wu Wai-hung told a news conference on Sunday after rescuing the three crew.

“We would like to give our heart to the families of the missing sailors and workers, and I wish we could find some survivors. It will be a miracle to do so.”

The next day, Guangzhou Naval Base confirmed that a fourth member of the crew, described as a deck worker, had been rescued alive and that arrangements were being made to move the person ashore.

The three crew members rescued by the Hong Kong flight service have been described as in stable condition and are being treated at North Lantau Hospital.

The 240-meter (787-foot) vessel, described by Chinese authorities as a “floating crane,” was used to help build a wind farm on the south coast of China when Chaba struck.

The Hong Kong flight service said as of Sunday it had used three fixed-wing aircraft, six helicopters and 36 lifeguards for the search operation, which had a perimeter of 1,300 km (807 miles).

The Guangdong Maritime Search and Rescue Center said it had used seven rescue boats, as well as lifeboats, merchant ships and the Coast Guard.

The center said it had also coordinated with China Southern Airlines to send rescue helicopters.

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