Authorities sent planes and helicopters to help with the rescue, with at least three people from the 30-person crew safe as of 5:30 p.m. local time on Saturday. Rescuers lift a crew member from a sinking ship in a helicopter after the vessel broke in two, in waters off Hong Kong, in this screen captured video on Saturday. (Government Aviation Authority of Hong Kong/Reuters) Pictures released by Hong Kong’s Government Aviation Authority showed a crew member being dragged to a rescue helicopter as large waves battered the sinking vessel, which had broken in two. The accident occurred about 300 kilometers south of Hong Kong. Flying Service did not release the name or origin of the craft. It said in a statement that crew members were negotiating difficulties caused by Tropical Storm Chaba, which was blowing a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The storm made landfall in the western part of China’s coastal Guangdong province on Saturday. The Hong Kong service sent two fixed-wing aircraft and four helicopters to the rescue effort. A crew member of a sinking boat is pulled by helicopter in the waters off Hong Kong on Saturday. At least three people from a crew of 30 were rescued. (Government Aviation Authority of Hong Kong/Reuters)
