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JINAN, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese maritime authorities came to the aid of two sailors on a cargo vessel who suffered burns when their ship caught fire off the coast of east China's Shandong Province.
The maritime search and rescue center of Weihai City received an emergency call at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, from Tanzania-registered cargo vessel "Jin Long," some 17 nautical miles southeast of Shidao, Weihai.
The center immediately dispatched a rescue vessel with medical staff on board, said the Weihai Maritime Safety Administration.
At around 1 p.m., the two injured sailors, both nationals of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), were transferred to shore and taken to the Shidao People's Hospital for treatment.
They are in stable condition, said the administration.
