No sign of 47-year-old Keelung man by 5 p.m. in choppy waters

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/12/25
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer\

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A 47-year-old man was reported missing Wednesday (December 25) afternoon after he had gone diving to inspect the dismantling of a Chinese “ghost ship” off the coast of Yilan County.

The empty freighter had turned up near northeast Taiwan last September, and was towed away to the rocks near Daxi railway station in the township of Toucheng to prepare for its dismantling.

A diver from Keelung named Lu (呂) went diving to around noon Wednesday, the Central News Agency reported. When a colleague noticed he had not returned yet by 2 p.m., he alerted the emergency services, which sent vehicles and boats to start the search amid strong waves.

However, by 5 p.m., no sign of the missing man had been found, according to CNA.
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