Seven passengers were reported to be missing, when a ferry boat capsized off the Pootung shore, opposite the French Bund, on Thursday morning, according to a Pootung report yester-
The boat, carrying thirteen passenger, left the Roosevelt Terminus Wharf at about 6.15 am. for Pootung.
Owing to the heavy load, as a boat of this size is only permitted to carry t passengers, the boat encountered difficulties in the strong current and capsized while nearing the Pootung shore.
The boatman together with six passengers were saved, but seven ers in the same boat were still ni sing yester
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