Cambodia is full of Chinese ships sinking: 30 people have been rescued, and 1 person has died and 10 people's whereabouts are unknown

Cover Journalist Yan Lei

On September 22, local time, a ship carrying 41 Chinese citizens sank near the waters near the port of Sihanouk, Cambodia, and many people disappeared.

Latest: 30 people have been rescued, and 10 people are still falling unknown

The Xigang Unified Command Committee stated that as of 9:30 am on the 24th, nine water droppers in the western port waters were rescued.

According to the Cambodian Central Times, Qian Billen, a spokesman for the Sihanouk Provincial Government, said that nine water droppers were rescued in the Vietnam waters. However, so far, Cambodia has not yet received relevant official notifications in Vietnam.

Qian Bilun pointed out that the place where the shipwreck occurred was located in the waters near Bazarilia and Tangdao, near the waters of Vietnam.

It is reported that a total of 41 Chinese citizens were equipped with the accident, including 3 women. At present, 30 people have been rescued, 1 person is killed, and 10 people are still falling unknown. Search and rescue work is still ongoing.

In order to mobilize social forces to participate in the rescue, the Western Government issued a notice to fishermen nearby, and each rescued by a water drop was rewarded for $ 500.

Chen, a rescued man from Fujian, China, pointed out to the police that on September 11, they departed from Guangzhou, China, and arrived in the international waters on the 17th. After transferring to another fishing boat drove by two Cambodian crew members, they continued to sail. The fishing vessels failed when they arrived at the waters of the West Port on the 22nd. Two Cambodian crew members contacted their colleagues and were picked up by a speedboat, leaving only them wandering at sea.

The ship is suspected to be a smuggling ship, and two Cambodian crew members have been arrested

On the evening of the 22nd, the West Port Police said that after receiving the notification, the maritime police immediately went to the waters near Bazarilia and Tangdao. When the maritime police arrived, the fishing boat had sank into the bottom of the sea. The rescue team is still conducting search and rescue work.

According to local people familiar with the Cambodian, the accident vessel was suspected to be a smugglers. The police have arrested two Cambodian crew involved and have been sent to the Western Provincial Police Department to wait for further investigation.

Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Su Qing, presided over the opening ceremony of the new office building of the Phnom Penh Police Department on the 8th of this month. The launching ceremony of Cambodia was increasingly complex. The Cambodian authorities were "not clear".

Su Qing revealed that in August of this year, 30 personnel were arrested from China to Western Port by boat. They set off from China by boat and sneaked through Vietnam to Western Port. They have no passports, only backpacks filled with clothes. They were deceived to come to Cambodia and become victims of the population.

In July last year, Western Port detected a crime of smuggling at the maritime population, and 36 Chinese people were arrested from a boat from Fujian, China.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Cambodia is required to carry out search and rescue

The Chinese Embassy in Cambodia issued a notice on the 23rd stating that at 9 pm on September 22, the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia received a notification from the Cambodian Police General Administration that a shipwreck accident occurred in the waters of Sihanouk, and 41 Chinese citizens were equipped on the ship. 18 of them have been rescued and properly resettled, the remaining 23 people disappeared, and 2 Cambodian crews were arrested.

According to the rescued personnel, the staff on board departed from Guangzhou on September 11, and soon after arriving in the West Port Sea, they encountered danger.

After receiving the notification, the Embassy in Cambodia attached great importance to it, and immediately launched the emergency work mechanism and set up a special class. Ambassador Wang Wentian deployed the Cambodian Ministry of Defense, the General Administration of Police, and the Sihanouk Provincial Government and other departments, asking Cambodia to take the saving person as the first priority and use all forces and means to conduct search and rescue. Li Jiezan and Consul General rushed to West Port overnight to coordinate the relevant rescue operations.

At noon on the 23rd, the Chinese Ambassador Wang Wentian in Cambodia had led a member to go to Xigang to coordinate the site rescue work. Essence

On September 23, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Wenbin, presided over a regular press conference that China was maintaining close communication with the Cambodian side, asking Cambodia to make full search and rescue, and to verify the relevant situation.

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