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10 missing after ship sinks

An illegal ferryboat with 22 passengers and crew onboard sank at the mouth of the Yangtze River on Friday afternoon after colliding with an anchored vessel in heavy fog. ...full story at china.org.cn

from china.org.cn on Sat, Jan 12 2008

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