HARBIN - Passengers on a Russian ship that lost power in a border river were rescued by Chinese rescuers on Saturday, border control authorities said.
A border control station in Heilongjiang province received a call Saturday morning that a Russian ship with 45 passengers on board was stranded in a river and risked sinking because of wind and waves.
The station then sent a rescue ship with 10 rescuers.
The Chinese rescuers spent about two hours transferring passengers to the rescue ship, border control authorities said.
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