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Five sailors missing after Chinese boat sinks near Korea -agency

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SEOUL, April 5 (RIA Novosti) - Five sailors from a Chinese fishing boat that collided with a South Korean cargo vessel on Saturday morning are missing, Seoul's Yonhap news agency reported.

The agency cited local coast guards as saying two sailors were rescued by the cargo ship after the accident, 370 km (230 miles) southwest of the South Korean island of Mara.

The nationality of the missing sailors has not been announced.

The Korean freighter was on its way to Singapore carrying 6,000 metric tons of steel, the agency said.

According to preliminary reports, the accident was caused by poor visibility amid thick fog.

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