An engineering vessel that was 160 nautical miles southwest of Hong Kong broke into two pieces this morning, leaving dozens missing, the Government Flying Service (GFS) announced.
The ship "suffered substantial damage and broke into two pieces" and the 30-member crew abandoned the vessel, the GFS reported, noting that it was notified by the Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC).
Three crew members have already been rescued so far but the other 27 crew members are still missing.
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The marine rescue ship of the South China Sea Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport has arrived at the incident scene near the centre of Typhoon Chaba.
More than two dozen crew members are unaccounted for after their ship broke into two during a typhoon in the South China Sea on Saturday, with rescuers scrambling to find them, according to officials.
Footage on social media provided by Hong Kong authorities showed a person being airlifted onto a helicopter while waves crashed over the deck of the semi-submerged ship below.
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The three survivors noted that other crew members may have been swept away from the vessel by waves before the first helicopter arrived, according to a government statement.
Typhoon Chaba in the central part of the South China Sea caused landfall in Guangdong province in China.
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Rescuers in Hong Kong were notified of the incident at 7:25 am local time (2325 GMT on Friday) and found the ship near Chaba's center, where harsh weather conditions and nearby wind farms made the operation "more difficult and dangerous".
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