39 Missing after Chinese Fishing Vessel Capsizes in Indian Ocean

Thirty-nine people went missing after a fishing vessel capsized in the Indian Ocean, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday.

China’s President Xi Jinping has called for an all-out effort to rescue the crew, made up of 17 Chinese nationals, 17 Indonesians, and five Filipinos, according to state news agency Xinhua.

Xinhua mentioned that search and rescue teams have arrived on site. It added that China has deployed at least two vessels to assist while vessels from Australia and other countries had also joined the search.

None of the crew has yet been found.

Chinese state media noted that the vessel, named “Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028” and owned by Penglai Jinglu Fishery Co., capsized in the central part of the Indian Ocean around 3 a.m. local time on Tuesday.