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ELEVEN seafarers were reported missing this week from a boxship off Taiwan after the vessel was hit by Typhoon Parma. The Panama-registered Silver Sea sailed from Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan to the Philippines on October 3. The vessel encountered Typhoon Parma around 80 miles south east of Taiwan. The ship issued a distress call to China and Taiwan maritime departments in the evening of October 4. A Burmese crew member was rescued by China’s maritime department and two further members were rescued by Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau. Penghu coast guard administration tried to send a rescue team for the crew but gave up their attempt because of the bad weather.
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