Container ship Sinks Off Chinese Coast

The container ship Guangyangxingang sank off the Chinese coast on Monday, due to bad weather and strong winds, leaving 11 crew members dead and two missing, according to Shangdong province authorities.
At least 11 crew members are reported to have died after a containership with 14 on board sank off the coast of China yesterday, authorities said today.

Two rescue vessels retrieved 11 bodies, while one person was rescued by a helicopter, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Rescuers are still searching for two missing crew members.
The ship, named Guangyangxingang, capsized around 40 nautical miles northeast of Longkou in Shandong Province last evening amid strong winds, the report said.

The ship was allegedly traveling from Tianjin to Taizhou in Zhejiang province when it capsized.