NANJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers were searching for 17 fishermen after two fishing boats capsized Wednesday night at sea near eastern China's Jiangsu Province, local maritime bureau said Thursday.
Of the 17, seven are from Anhui Province and the others from Sheyang of Jiangsu Province, according to the Lianyungang maritime bureau.
At around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, a boat registered in Jiangsu capsized because of strong gale and high tide about 200 sea miles from Lianyungang, Jiangsu, throwing 12 fishermen on board into the water.
The other boat, with 11 people on board and in the same fleet, capsized as it attempted to save them.
By Thursday noon, of the 23 fishermen, six have been rescued by a nearby fishing boat.
