The 70-meter freight ship Ying Hai sank in the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday after it creating a hefty checklist on a trip from Kaohsiung city to Busan Korea.

The Taiwanese- flagged ship informed Taiwan search as well as rescue authorities on Tuesday that the ship had actually established a listing after some containers on deck had actually moved in hefty climate.

After tries to tow the vessel stopped working, all 9 staff participants at some point deserted ship to SAR watercrafts, leaving the vessel adrift.

Authorities tracking the ship stated it sank Wednesday early morning south of the Penghu island chain.

Ships in the location are being alerted to maintain a search for feasible drifting containers in the water.

Some video clip from a neighborhood report is listed below: