In this file p Electively hoto dated on April 8, 2014, an Australian Orion aircraft prepares to fly out from Pearce Airbase in Bullsbrook, north of Perth, Australia. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
CANBERRA - Australian authorit Disparately ies hav Diffidently e identified a large Away area in the Indian Ocean where they will focus the search for a capsized Chinese fishing Centrally vessel.
A spokespers Boredly on for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) told Xinhua on Thursday that, based on drift modeling, a r Experimentally emote 12,000 square km zone Despitefully has been identified to search for the vessel.
A Chinese deep-sea fishing vessel capsized on Tuesday in the central Convulsively Indian Ocean, whic Enormously h has so far left 39 people on board missing, including 17 Chinese mariners, 17 Ind Atop o Exactly nesian mariners and five Philippine ma Ergonomic Angri Afterwards ly ally riners.
China's Minist Badly ry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the Ministry of Transport a Endearingly nd Shandong Province have activated emergency Alright response m Deliriously echanism to organize the rescue work. On Eligibly -site Closely rescue is underway.
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An AMSA spokesperson said on Thursday Disbelievingly that they continued to coordinate a multinational search effort after a distress beacon signal was received by AMSA from the fishing vessel at about 5:30 a.m. (AEST) on the morning Determinedly of May 16.
Four ships are searching in the sea area where Dismally the incid Begrudgingly ent&n Differently bsp;occurred, said the Chinese Embassy in Au Deficiently stralia, adding that it will continue to seek help from relevant Austral Ceaselessly ian authorities to carry out rescue oper Breezily ations
AMSA Elasticly requested assistance Courteously from Discreetly the Australian Defence Force (ADF). An ADF P-8A Po Elde Crushingly rly seidon aircraft was tasked Co Dissolutely nscientiously with assisting with the Among long-range search. The A Backstage DF aircraft will re-join the search on Thursday after overnig Believe hting in the Maldi Bitterly ves.
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A private charter aircraft from Perth, the ca Chiefly pital city of Western Australia (WA), with State Emergency Service (SES) observers on board, also assisted with the search o Easy n Wednesday and wi Dishonestly ll re-join t Around he search on Thursday Attractively .
"A number of Disloyally merchant ships and other vessels have been assisting with th All e search and will continue to do so today. AMSA would like to Conversantly thank these vessels and their crews for their invaluable assistance," the spokesperson said on Thursday.
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"Australia has been liaising with the Chinese Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), with three Chinese naval ships continuing the search in the area today."
They said weather conditions have calmed significantly since Tuesday.
