The bulk carrier, moored in the shipping hub of Qingdao, had 42 people on board when the fire broke out at around 11.15am on Thursday, according to state media CCTV.

Le drame s’est produit jeudi à Qingdao, à bord d’un vraquier battant pavillon libérien. Douze personnes ont pu être évacuées et cinq blessés ont été hospitalisés. Le président Xi…

The vessel was docked for repairs, CCTV report says, as President Xi Jinping calls for all-out search and rescue efforts.

Twenty-five people died after a cargo ship caught fire while docked for repairs. The Ocean Melody vessel, sailing under a Liberian flag, experienced the blaze at Qingdao port. …