dead after vessel found in Indian Ocean

ALTHEA DAVID

helped in the rescue efforts by deploying three airplanes and four ships.

Seven bodies without specified nationalities were discovered by the joint Chinese and Sri Lankan rescue team on Monday. Harsh weather has slowed down rescue efforts as the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) in Canberra raised a warning for “challenging” conditions.

Penglai Jinglu Fishery Company, a Chinese fishing firm, owns the boat. It embarked on May 5 from Cape Town, South Africa, and was last tracked on May 10 southeast of Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. Its distress beacon was initially detected as Cyclone Fabian caused 7-meter-high waves and 120-kph winds in the boat’s path.