Ship with 22 Chinese crew missing after typhoon

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Qingdao (China): Twenty-two Chinese crew of a Panama-registered freighter have been missing after the vessel was hit by Typhoon Morakot east of Taiwan, officials said Sunday.

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The search for the missing seamen is under way, the officials in Qingdao City said.

Changying was caught in the typhoon Aug 8 while it was on its way from Indonesia to Taiwan.

The officials did not reveal whether the ship was found.

The crew was employed by Datong International Shipping Management Company Ltd. based in Qingdao.