China's Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian speaks to media at the Embassy of China in Canberra. (AP)A Chinese envoy asked Australian authorities Thursday to increase efforts to find survivors in an Indian Ocean search for 39 crew members missing from a capsized Chinese fishing boat. Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said the Australian authority had already sent four airplanes and three ships to the search area, which is in the center of the Indian Ocean. Australia was liaising with the Chinese Maritime Rescue Coordination Center, with three Chinese naval ships continuing the search. Transport Minister Catherine King, who is responsible for the search authority, was traveling overseas and was not available for comment, her office said.

Source: The Standard May 18, 2023 17:02 UTC