Planes and helicopters were sent to the scene by the authorities to rescue the crew. But, from 5.30 p.m. local time, only three of the 30 workers on board had been brought to safety. Helicopter crew members pick up a man from a sinking ship in the South China Sea (AP) Hong Kong’s Civil Aviation Authority shared photos from the rescue mission, which appear to show a crew member being hoisted into a rescue helicopter as colossal waves hit the broken-in-two vessel. A rescue crew approaches a sinking ship near Hong Kong (AP) The incident reportedly occurred about 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Hong Kong. The ship, whose name has not been released, was caught in a severe tropical storm, which was packing gusts of up to 10 km/h (68 mph). The vessel ran into difficulties as its crew tried to negotiate their way out of the severe weather. The storm made landfall in the western part of the coastal province of Guangdong later on Saturday. The Hong Kong Rescue Service dispatched two fixed-wing aircraft and four helicopters to the rescue effort. With additional reporting from the Associated Press
