"Slim" survival chances for 27 missing from typhoon-hit Chinese ship

27 crew members are missing after violent storm in waters near Hong Kong. The chance of finding them is ”very very slim,” says a Hong Kong government official.
The vessel broke in two before it sank. | Photo: AFP / GOVERNMENT FLYING SERVICE/AFP / GOVERNMENT FLYING SERVICE
The vessel broke in two before it sank. | Photo: AFP / GOVERNMENT FLYING SERVICE/AFP / GOVERNMENT FLYING SERVICE
By Linda Lew, bloomberg news

Survival chances are “very very slim” for 27 missing crew members from a Chinese vessel that sunk in the South China Sea after being hit by a typhoon, said Hong Kong authorities involved in the rescue mission.

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