1 dead, 7 missing after boat capsizes in NE China

A rescue ship works at the accident site where a fishing boat sank, at the Changxing Island sea area near Dalian City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 28, 2013. Two people on board have been rescued, while one is dead and another seven are still missing. The rescue work is underway. (Xinhua)

Ships and helicopter crews are searching for seven people who went missing after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of northeast China's Liaoning Province, local authorities said on Saturday.

The provincial maritime search and rescue center received reports at 10:30 a.m. that a fishing boat had capsized in waters five nautical miles from Changxing Island with ten people on board.

Further investigation by the center showed the boat capsized at 2 a.m. on Saturday.

One person died in the accident and the body was retrieved by rescue workers, according to the center.

Two people have been rescued so far and seven others remain missing.

Rescue work is still under way.