Four crew members rescued and one dead as typhoon sank ship

Survivors of the Tanzania-flagged Fu Shun said they swam "with all their lives" to shore.

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They decided to jump off the boat into sea, holding on to each other in groups.

On Thursday afternoon, Taiwan's coast guard announced that one of the groups - made up of four Myanmar nationals - had been found. The captain of the ship was later on Friday found dead and four others are still missing.

They had all been working on the Tanzania-flagged Fu Shun, which capsized after Typhoon Gaemi made landfall on the island.

The vessel capsized at about 05:45 local time on Thursday (21:45 GMT Wednesday).

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