Reports say 39 missing after Chinese fishing boat capsizes in Indian Ocean


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BEIJING — Reports Wednesday said 39 people are missing more than 24 hours after a Chinese fishing boat operating in the Indian Ocean capsized.Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said the accident happened around 3 a.m. Tuesday, May 16. The report said the crew includes 17 from China, 17 from Indonesia and five from the Philippines.Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Qiang have ordered Chinese diplomats abroad, as well as the agriculture and transportation ministries, to assist in the search for survivors.“All-out efforts” must be made in the rescue operation, Xi was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua News...