Rescue showcases bonds in stormy waters

The recent maritime rescue of a ship in distress belonging to a Taiwan company and carrying 51 people in the Malacca Strait by a Chinese mainland vessel has moved many observers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

On May 29 at 10 am, while sailing in Singaporean waters, the Chinese mainland vessel received a distress signal from a fishing vessel located 20 nautical miles away. The vessel was adrift in the Malacca Strait due to a sudden mechanical failure amid turbulent weather conditions.

The Shunxing 9, a fishing vessel owned by Zhoushan Shunxing Bluewaters Fishery Co from Zhejiang province, navigated stormy conditions to take the Taiwan vessel from the Malacca Strait to the safe waters of the Taiwan Strait across 1,500 nautical miles.