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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
HAIKOU, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) — China has successfully rescued all 10 crew members of a Myanmar vessel stranded by Typhoon Bualoi in the Xisha Islands area of the South China Sea, the Marine Search and Rescue Center in Sansha City, south China's Hainan Province, said Thursday.
On September 26, the center received a report that a vessel with 10 sailors from Myanmar on board had lost steering control approximately 203 kilometers southeast of Yongxing Island in the Xisha Islands and was drifting out of control.
The center immediately activated the emergency response system and dispatched a rescue vessel as the approaching Typhoon Bualoi posed a serious threat to the safety of sailors.
On the night of September 27, a rescue vessel approached the distressed vessel in the waters off the Xisha Islands. However, due to an approaching typhoon, towing the vessel was not yet possible. Therefore, the center decided to evacuate the crew and transferred all 10 crew members to the rescue vessel that same day.
After the typhoon passed, the center used helicopters and satellites to search for the distressed vessel, which had been lost due to a power outage. On the afternoon of September 28, the drifting vessel was discovered in the waters near Yongxing Island after 36 hours of search operations.
On September 29, a rescue helicopter delivered the crew to their vessel, and a Chinese rescue vessel began towing. According to the center, the distressed vessel was handed over to the shipowner's tugboat on the morning of October 1 and arrived at its destination, the port of Da Nang in Vietnam, around 2:30 PM on Thursday.
According to the Sansha City Maritime Affairs Bureau, the operation saved the crew's lives and prevented potential marine pollution. In recent years, China has been continuously improving its integrated maritime and airborne emergency response system in the South China Sea, providing reliable support to vessels from various countries. -0-
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