Historical Events tagged with "min ping yu"
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Accidents & Tragedies
Collision of Min Ping Yu No. 5202 with Naval Vessel
August 13th, 1990 34 years ago
A collision occurred involving the mainland Chinese fishing boat Min Ping Yu No. 5202 and a Taiwanese naval vessel during a repatriation operation for Chinese immigrants. The incident resulted in the sinking of the boat and the tragic deaths of 21 individuals aboard. This happened less than one month after a similar incident involving another fishing vessel, Min Ping Yu No. 5540, which raised serious safety and operational concerns in the contentious waters between Taiwan and mainland China.
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