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Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Capsizes Off China

Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Capsizes Off China

Mike Schuler
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July 26, 2021

Four people are missing after a wind turbine installation vessel partially capsized in the South China Sea off Huizhou, China.

The WTIV Shengping 001 was working on China General Nuclear Power Corporation’s Huizhou Gangkou Phase 1 when the incident occurred on Sunday, July 25.

Reports say 65 people were on board the jack-up and four are missing, prompting a search and rescue involving multiple air and sea assets.

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