Australian authorities coordinate multinational search for capsized Chinese fishing vessel

STORY: Australian authorities coordinate multinational search for capsized Chinese fishing vessel DATELINE: May 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) STORYLINE: Australian authorities have identified a large area in the Indian Ocean where they will focus the search for a capsized Chinese fishing vessel. A spokesperson for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) told Xinhua on Thursday that, based on drift modeling, a remote 12,000 square km zone has been identified to search for the vessel. A Chinese deep-sea fishing vessel capsized on Tuesday in the central Indian Ocean, which has so far left 39 people on board missing, including 17 Chinese mariners, 17 Indonesian mariners and five Philippine mariners. China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Transport, and Shandong Province have activated emergency response mechanisms to organize the rescue work. On-site rescue i

AUSTRALIA-CANBERRA-CHINESE FISHING VESSEL-SEARCH

AUSTRALIA-CANBERRA-CHINESE FISHING VESSEL-SEARCH

(230518) -- CANBERRA, May 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 18, 2023 shows the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) in Canberra, Australia. Australian authorities have identified a large area in the Indian Ocean where they will focus the search for a capsized Chinese fishing vessel. A spokesperson for the AMSA told Xinhua on Thursday that, based on drift modeling, a remote 12,000 square km zone has been identified to search for the vessel. A Chinese deep-sea fishing vessel capsized on Tuesday in the central Indian Ocean, which has so far left 39 people on board missing, including 17 Chinese mariners, 17 Indonesian mariners and five Philippine mariners. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)