Chinese seafarer wins global award for extradinary rescue

Bo Xu, chief officer of the oil tanker Jian Qiao 502, received the 2022 International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea in London this week. Xu impressed the judges with his rescue of two survivors, found in a life raft near Zhifu Bay in northern China, in severe weather and choppy waters. …

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