Four bodies found as mainland fishing boat salvaged

Four bodies were found inside a salvaged mainland fishing boat yesterday which sank after a collision with a tanker two weeks ago.

The 32-metre vessel was towed to Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter at about 1am yesterday after a 22-hour salvage operation.

'One of four bodies was found in the wheelhouse and the other three were in the rest room under the wheelhouse,' a Marine Department spokesman said.

Police are still trying to identify the bodies.

A search for the other two missing crew members was continuing last night.

The Luk Fung 28075 sank about 25 metres underwater, three nautical miles west of Po Toi Island, after the collision with the Panamanian tanker Dignity on December 6.