Chinese Ship Sinks Off Philippines, 1 Crew Member Dead

A Chinese crew member has drowned and another is missing after they abandoned their sinking cargo ship in the northern Philippines. Philippine coast guard officer Mr Ernesto Renon says the 13 other crew members of the Changda 216, including 12 Chinese and an Indonesian, reached shore aboard two lifeboats early Sunday off Aparri town in Cagayan province.But the other two crew members' lifeboat overturned. One of the men drowned, while a search is under way for the other. Coast guard officer Mr Jay Tariella says the 2,993-tonne steel-hulled ship steered away from Aparri after being loaded with iron ore. It then sank in shallow waters after being lashed by huge waves.