A Chinese fishing vessel with 39 crew members on board has capsized in the Indian ocean.
President Xi Jinping has ordered that all efforts be made to search for survivors, state media reported on Wednesday.
The distant-water fishing vessel named Lupeng Yuanyu 028, owned by Penglai Jinglu Fishery Co Ltd based in Shandong province, capsized early on Tuesday, according to a report aired by CCTV.
Officials said the 39 people on board – 17 Chinese crew members, 17 Indonesians and five Philippines nationals – are still missing.
Xi Jinping said all efforts should be made for the rescue and early warning alerts of safety risks would be strengthened for distant-sea operations, CCTV reported.
China’s maritime search and rescue centre had informed relevant countries of the accident and the foreign ministry had told its missions in Australia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia, the Philippines and other countries to coordinate search and rescue operations, it said.
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