Taiwan's navy saves S'porean ship crew

Taiwan's navy saves S'porean ship crew

TAIPEI (AP): A Taiwanese navy ship has saved 16 crew members of a Singaporean freighter that sank off southern Taiwan in rough seas.

The "Delta-62" went under Sunday about 160 kilometers west of Kaohsiung in high waves as tropical storm Lekima approached the island, port officials said Monday.

A Taiwanese navy vessel picked up the Singaporean captain and 15 other seamen who were in rafts. Two others were rescued by a passing freighter, officials said.

The cargo ship was sailing to Hong Kong and all its crew, except the captain, came from the Philippines, they said.