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The boat was headed from Penang, Malaysia, to bone china and disappeared as soon as conveyance revealed an emergency gesticulate Monday afternoon. While six South Koreans and eight crew members from Myanmar were rescued by nearby vessels, seven seamen are still missing.The Foreign office alleged it is still hopeful, having the status of individual crew constituent was rescued on noon on Tuesday almost 20 hours in the manner of the transport requested assistance.Hong Kong rescuers partake of deployed two helicopters and seven ships to help with the search and rescue act, while two Chinese nautical vessels were en route to the vista, according to the Foreign office.The 15,000-ton sunken vessel is the same dispatch to was hijacked by Somali pirates voguish 2008 while eight sailors were held captive instead of 37 days, according to South Koreas Yonhap news agency. The cause of the sinking so far is unknown.