In the early morning of June 17, a cargo ship bearing the Zhejiang brand collided with a cargo ship carrying cement on the Yangtze River, causing a cement-laden cargo ship to sink, leaving a middle-aged couple on board to disappear. After the incident, the cargo ship escaped. The Tongling Maritime Affairs Department of the Wuhu Maritime Affairs Bureau set up two interceptor lines on the Yangtze River and will eventually intercept the cargo vessel.

It is understood that on the early morning of June 17, a ship named Zhejiang Zheshan Xiaohuo 23792 cargo ship loaded 650 tons of cement clinker from Tongling Conch Terminal to Shaoxing.

At 2:40 a.m. that day, when the ship sailed to the waters near the Taizhouzhou waterway, it collided with an upstream ship. “Zhejiang Xiaoshan Commodity 23792” sank on the spot, and the ship owners and a pair of working couples fell into the water. After the owner fell into the water, he hugged a board and swam to the shore to escape from danger. The husband and wife who fell into the water were still missing.

According to the relevant personage of the Tongling Marine Affairs Department, after the accident, the accident ship fled the scene. The Marine Department immediately set up an accident investigation team to track the accidents and escaped ships.

According to the characteristics of the suspected ship provided by the relevant personnel, Tongling Marine Department set up two intercepting lines in the waters of the Tongling Yangtze River Highway Bridge and the Tongling Yangtze River Bridge to investigate suspected ships one by one. In cooperation with the Changhang Public Security Luguhu Branch, after nearly 14 hours of full inspection, a total of 79 suspect vessels were checked. At 7 o'clock on the evening of the 17th, the vessel was eventually identified and confirmed.

At the same time, after the accident, the Tongling Maritime Affairs Department of the Wuhu Maritime Affairs Bureau immediately initiated a search and rescue contingency plan, mobilized six sea patrol boats, and mobilized nearby fishing boats to carry out search and rescue operations on drowning personnel.

At present, the identity of the missing husband and wife is identified. The two are from Xiaoshan, Zhejiang Province. The man is 48 years old and his wife is 45 years old.

As of the time of the press release yesterday, the search for maritime personnel has continued to expand, but the two missing persons have still not been found. At present, the cause of the accident is being further investigated.

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