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Orion spots last Jin Xiang crewman clinging to buoy

Saturday, August 17, 2019 - 19:44.  Updated on Saturday, August 17, 2019 - 19:44.

Orion spots last Jin Xiang crewman clinging to buoy

Saturday, August 17, 2019 - 19:44
A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion has located the last crew member reported overboard from the Jin Xiang 6, a Chinese fishing vessel damaged by fire. The man clinging to a buoy near where the vessel was discovered yesterday, about 400 nautical miles west of Tuvalu.

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Rescue Coordination Centre Fiji
Jin Xiang 6
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