A cargo ship sank during Typhoon Kong-rey... "Taiwan Coast Guard rescued 17 crew members."

Seventeen people were rescued after a Chinese cargo ship sank while Taiwan was put into an emergency response system due to the influence of the 21st typhoon 'Kong Lei'.

According to local media, a Chinese cargo ship carrying three cranes from the northern port of Jilin at around 11 a.m. on the 29th was swept away by waves in the 4.4km north-northwest direction of Yeryugot in Shinbei City due to Typhoon Kongrey.The Taiwan Coast Guard, which was dispatched after receiving a report from

, deployed three ships, a 3,000-ton Iranian ship and a 500-ton Nantou ship, to rescue all 17 sailors.

Taiwanese media said they were concerned about marine pollution damage due to oil spills caused by damage to the ship.

Taiwan's disaster authorities have begun emergency response, such as closing and closing schools across the country ahead of the landing of large typhoon Kung Lei at around 8 p.m. yesterday (30th).

The Taiwan Meteorological Department predicts that Kung Lei's central atmospheric pressure and maximum wind speed will reach 925 hPa (hectopascal) and 227 km per hour as of 11 a.m. today.

As a result, the northern Taoyuan International Airport canceled 241 flights as of 9:30 a.m.

Taiwan's Army Command also announced that it will end its troop mobilization training, which was scheduled to begin on the 28th and run until the 1st of next month, and support disaster prevention and rescue.