Chinese fishing boat sinks in Indian Ocean, 39 crew missing – Times of India

Beijing: State media has reported that a Chinese fishing boat is floating in the sea. Indian Ocean has sunk and all 39 crew members on board are missing.
Broadcaster CCTV said the drowning happened at around 3am on Tuesday. Reports said the crew included 17 from China, 17 from Indonesia and five from the Philippines.
chinese leader Xi Jinping and prime minister li qiang have ordered chinese diplomat overseas, as well as the Ministry of Agriculture and Transport, to assist in the search for survivors.
Lupenglaiyuanyu No.8 was located in the eastern province of Shandong, operated by Penglaiyingyu Co., Ltd.
China is believed to operate the largest fishing fleet in the world. Many of them remain at sea for months or even years, supported by Chinese state maritime security agencies and an extensive network of support ships.
Nothing was said about the cause of the sinking.
Rescue efforts are underway in Myanmar and Bangladesh after a powerful cyclone slammed into their coastal areas, causing widespread destruction and killing at least 21 people, while hundreds of others are feared missing.
Chinese squid fishing vessels documented using wide nets to catch already overfished tuna illegally as part of a surge in unregulated activity in the Indian Ocean, according to a report released in 2021 by a Norway-based watchdog group has been done, which highlights growing concerns about shortages. International cooperation to protect marine species in the deep sea.
The US Coast Guard was also involved in a dangerous confrontation with Chinese vessels not far from Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands in 2022 during a mission to inspect the vessels for any signs of illegal, unrestricted or unregulated fishing.