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Six missing after HK barge collision in fogSix missing after HK barge collision in fog

Hong Kong: Two mainland China river trade barges carrying construction waste and sand collided in foggy conditions in Hong Kong waters near Stanley on Thursday night, leaving six missing.

Vincent Wee, Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

April 19, 2013

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The collision occurred south of Bluff Head, near Beaufort Island at about 1950hrs local time, and the impact threw 11 crew members from one of the vessels into the sea. This vessel subsequently sank soon after the incident while the other barge remained afloat and the crew unhurt. Five crew members were rescued and divers continued to search the accident scene for the remaining six crew members.

The Marine Department said it was investigating the cause of the collision.

According to the Hong Kong Observatory weather conditions were not extreme at the time, but visibility was as low as 1km due to mist and fog.

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Vincent Wee

Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

Vincent Wee is Seatrade's Hong Kong correspondent covering Hong Kong and South China while also making use of his Malay language skills to cover the Malaysia and Indonesia markets. He has gained a keen insight and extensive knowledge of the offshore oil and gas markets gleaned while covering major rig builders and offshore supply vessel providers.

Vincent has been a journalist for over 15 years, spending the bulk of his career with Singapore's biggest business daily the Business Times, and covering shipping and logistics since 2007. Prior to that he spent several years working for Brunei's main English language daily as well as various other trade publications.

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