A police boat approaches the vessel "junrong 9" in the East China Sea off the coast of Wenling City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 14, 2010. One died and another four people were missing Wednesday after a fishing boat "Zhelingyu 4238" collided with the cargo vessel "Junrong 9" at about 7:45 p.m. in the East China Sea. (Xinhua/Zhou Junjun) Photo Gallery>>>

    TAIZHOU, Zhejiang, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- One died and another four people were missing Wednesday after a fishing boat sank in a collision with a cargo in the East China Sea.

    Eight people were on the Zhejiang-registered "Zhelingyu 4238" which collided with the vessel "Junrong 9" at about 7:45 p.m. off the coast of Wenling city, Zhejiang Province, said frontier defense officials.

A police boat approaches the vessel "junrong 9" in the East China Sea off the coast of Wenling City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 14, 2010.(Xinhua/Zhou Junjun) Photo Gallery>>>

    Three were rescued. One died after treatment failed.

    The fishery and maritime administrations as well as frontier defense officers were searching for the four missing.