Capesize bulk carrier CAPE BRILLIANCE collided with 37-meter Chinese fishing vessel 42 nm E of Yangtze estuary at around 1830 LT (UTC +8) Oct 31. Fishing vessel sank, of 14 fishermen on board 3 were rescued, 11 went missing. SAR underway, CAPE BRILLIANCE was anchored for investigation, Bulk carrier is ballasting from Taicang (Shanghai) to Point Samson, Australia.
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