Cargo ship in Taiwan Strait 90 nm west of Kaohsiung reported water ingress, developing portside list, and requested assistance, in the morning Jan 16. Some or all had to jump into water, but fortunately, all 8 were rescued, understood by helicopter, all are safe, some suffering hypothermia. The ship capsized and sank. She wasn’t identified, but according to all available data, it is most probably, general cargo ship HAO FENG, last AIS position received sometime between 2200 – 2300 UTC Jan 15.
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