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China has asked for international help in order to rescue the people who were on-board the fishing vessel that sank in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday. The Chinese administration, today, has asked Australia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia, the Philippines and other countries to help them look for the 39 people who were onboard the Chinese fishing vessel.
The 39 people who were onboard the ship, Lupeng Yuanyu 028, included 17 Chinese crew members, 17 Indonesians, and five from the Philippines. The ship capsized in the central part of the Indian ocean, but the precise location remains unclear. None of the people onboard have been found so far, according to the South China Morning Post.
The Philippine coast guard said that it is monitoring the incident along with the Chinese counterparts.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has contacted the relevant departments in the above mentioned countries for the rescue operations. Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered all-out efforts in the rescue of the missing people in the boat tragedy.
The incident occurred around 3am on Tuesday, following which the emergency response mechanism was initiated. The Chinese President called for coordinating international maritime search and rescue assistance. He asked the Chinese foreign affairs ministry to contact relevant local parties to coordinate the search and rescue work.
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