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BEIJING : A rescue operation on Sunday airlifted 37 crew members from an Iranian-registered cargo ship that ran aground in heavy weather at the mouth of China's Yangtze river, state media said.
Helicopters dispatched by China's transport ministry succeeded in pulling the multi-national crew of Iranians, Bangladeshis and Malaysians off the distressed ship, China Central Television reported.
One crew member was hospitalised with a heart condition and another injured during the operation, a maritime official said in the report.
Earlier, state Xinhua news agency reported that a crew of 36 were onboard the Iranian-registered vessel that was identified as the Zoorik and which was on the brink of capsizing. - AFP/ms
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