Six people are missing after a Chinese fishing boat collided with a Greek oil tanker in the sea off East China's Zhejiang province, maritime authorities said on Saturday.
Crude oil tanker Australis - Image courtesy: Ray Virta
The Taizhou city maritime rescue center said they received report of the accident around 10 pm Friday that the Greek oil tanker Australis, had hit a Zhejiang fishing boat off the coast of Taizhou.
Six people on board the fishing boat fell overboard and have been missing since then. A rescue operation is being hampered by strong winds.
Cause of the collision is being investigated.
Source: China Daily