CNN —Thirty-nine people are missing after a Chinese fishing vessel capsized in the Indian Ocean, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. China’s leader Xi Jinping has called for an all-out effort to rescue the crew, made up of 17 Chinese nationals, 17 Indonesians and five Filipinos, state news agency Xinhua reported. Search and rescue teams have arrived on site, Xinhua said. The vessel, named “Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028” and owned by Shandong province-based Penglai Jinglu Fishery, capsized in the central part of the Indian Ocean around 3 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Chinese state media said. More rescue teams were rushing to the scene, he added.

Source: CNN May 17, 2023 18:54 UTC