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One Panama-registered oil tanker and a Hong Kong cargo ship collided some 160 nautical miles (296 km) off China's east coast at around 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, CGTN wrote.

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A total of 21 Chinese crew members on the cargo ship were rescued, the statement said.

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A search and rescue operation is underway.