7 rescued, 4 missing FOUR people are still missing after their boat lost contact off the coast of East China’s Zhejiang Province on Tuesday night, local authorities said yesterday. Seven people had been rescued as of 6 p.m. Police in Xiangshan County of Ningbo City received a call at about 1 a.m. yesterday saying they had lost contact with a boat carrying 11 people in the waters northeast of Tantoushan Island at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. Authorities have organized a search and rescue operation, trying to locate the ship and the remaining people. Villagers living along the coastline have also participated in the rescue. Direct flight A NEW direct flight has been launched between Zunyi in Southwest China’s Guizhou Province and Krabi, Thailand. The route will be operated weekly by Thailand’s Newgen Airways, authorities in Zunyi said. Flights will depart from Krabi every Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., and arrive in Zunyi at 9 p.m. The return flight will leave Zunyi at 10 p.m., and land in Krabi at 0:35 a.m. the next day. |