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Over 20 missing after boat sinks in Yangtze River

一试航拖轮长江自沉 20余人下落不明（图）

据“央视新闻”官方微博消息，江苏海事部门通报，1月15日下午，长江福北水道发生一艘试航拖轮自沉事故。事发13小时候后，救援人员救出一名困在船舱中人员，获救者意识清醒，他通过敲击船壁的方式和外界取得联系。此次事故已有3人获救，还有20余人下落不明。救援仍在持续。[查看全文]

2015-01-16 08:41 Xinhua Web Editor: Gu Liping

Rescuers work at the site where a tug boat sank in the Yangtze River in east China's Jiangsu province January 15, 2014. More than 20 people are still missing and the search and rescue mission is still underway. (Photo/Xinhua)

More than 20 people, including seven or eight foreigners are still missing after a tug boat sank in the Yangtze River in east China's Jiangsu Province Thursday, local authorities said Friday morning.

Singaporean and Japanese nationals are confirmed among the missing people and a Frenchman may also be lost. They are the owner of and technicians working on the boat, which was on a trial voyage when the accident happened Thursday afternoon.

So far, three have been saved and the search and rescue mission is still underway.

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