Five missing in ship collision off Singapore

Wednesday, 13 September 2017 - 10:12

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The port authorities in Singapore have said that five sailors are missing after two ships collided in the waters off Singapore.

The collision took place between an Indonesian-registered tanker and a Dominican-registered dredger.

A total of 12 crew including 11 Chinese nationals and one Malaysian were onboard the dredger.

Seven of the Chinese nationals have been rescued and taken to hospital.

Meanwhile, the tanker's 26 Indonesian crew members were not injured.



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