Ten people have gone missing after two ships collided on the Yellow Sea on Saturday morning, local authorities said.
A merchant ship collided with a fishing boat about 40 nautical miles south off the Chaolian Island, Qingdao City of east China's Shandong Province.
The fishing boat sank following the accident, according to the Qingdao government. The Qingdao Maritime Search and Rescue Center received the report at around 12:50 a.m..
Rescuers are searching for the missing, and an investigation is under way.