6 missing after boat collision in east China

Four people have been rescued and another six remain missing after a cargo vessel collided with a fishing boat off east China's Zhejiang Province early Thursday, local authorities said.

A fishing boat in Zhoushan, Zhejiang on Aug 13, 2016. [File photo: IC]

The collision occurred early morning in Taizhou. The fishing boat carrying 10 people sank after the collision, said the Ocean and Fisheries Bureau of Taizhou.

Rescue operations are still underway.