Greater China
Search called off for missing seafarer
Sydney: The search was called off yesterday for a Chinese crewmember who fell from a ladder on the U-Ming controlled Cape Splendor bulk carrier on Monday.
The brand new Singapore-flagged ship was anchored at Port Hedland and the Chinese seafarer was trying to clear entangled fishing lines when he fell. The strong tides are believed to have swept him away. [09/10/14]