An investigation has begun into a collision involving a UK-flagged boxship that sank a fishing boat off China.



The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said the 5,250-teu Cosco Hong Kong (built 2002) and the Chinese fishing vessel Zhe Ling Yu Yun 135 clashed in the early hours of Sunday, 30 miles offshore.



The boat’s crew of 11 were reported missing.



Cosco