Chinese Ship Capsizes in Indian Ocean with 39 Onboard, Xi Jinping Orders Search, Rescue Operations

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A crew of 39 Chinese, Indonesian and Filipino sailors were missing on Wednesday after a fishing vessel capsized in the Indian Ocean south of the Maldives, officials said. Multinational search efforts were underway after Chinese vessel Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028 overturned in the early hours of Tuesday with 17 Chinese, 17 Indonesians and five Filipinos on board, AFP reported. “Chinese and foreign ships have arrived in the area where the incident occurred and the search and rescue work is ongoing," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a press briefing Wednesday. Wenbin said more rescue personnel are rushing to...