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Two Dutch tourists die in ship collision

TWO Dutch tourists were confirmed dead and nine other people injured after a passenger ship collided with a coal-carrying vessel off south China's Guangdong Province late Thursday, the local maritime authority said. ... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Fri, Nov 06 2009

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