Five missing after cargo vessel capsizes on Yangtze River

Rescuers are searching for five crew members who went missing after their freighter capsized in a section of the Yangtze River near Wanzhou, Chongqing Municipality, Saturday evening.

Rescuers search for the missing people on Sunday, December 9, 2018, after a cargo vessel capsized in a section of the Yangtze River near Wanzhou, Chongqing Municipality, Saturday evening. [Photo: VCG]

The accident occurred at about 7 p.m. Saturday. The Yangtze Waterway Bureau and the municipal maritime safety department have sent a team to site of the accident to help with the search and rescue efforts.

Cause of the accident is under investigation.