Two Chinese fishermen drowned while another two were rescued 16 hours after their boat sank in the sea off south China's Guangdong Province.
A vessel from the South China Sea Salvage Bureau rescued the two survivors, who along with three others were aboard a boat which sank yesterday while the fishermen were heading back home.
Two of the fishermen drowned while search is on to locate another person who has been listed as missing, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The survivors said that none of them were wearing life jackets when they fell into the water.
The two rescued fishermen swam for several hours before reaching an islet from where they called for help.
