Xiamen and Taiwan vessels rescue oil tanker crews  

台风中两岸携手化解油轮险情 13人获救

在今年第9号台风“苏拉”逼近福建沿海时，一艘上海籍油轮2日晚在厦金海域险些沉没。两岸海事海巡部门联手出动，共同化解险情，救出全部13名船员。

Xiamen (CNS) -- Crews on a Shanghai oil tanker were saved in the waters near southeast China's Fujian province by Jinmen and Xiamen maritime patrols.

Water seepage occurred when the tanker sailed through a typhoon near Beiding Island of Jinmen, and Maritime Search and Rescue Centre of Hainan put a rescue plan in action as soon as they received the call for help. Rescue vessels from Jinmen of Taiwan and Xiamen raced to the area, and ships nearby also assisted.

As of 7 p.m., eight of the thirteen mariners had been transferred to a petrol ship and the other 5 crews stayed on board when the tanker drew into to a nearby harbor. There was no oil spill.