Chinese President Xi Jinping has demanded all-out efforts in the rescue of missing people after a Chinese deep-sea fishing vessel capsized in the central Indian Ocean on the previous day, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.

Xi made the instruction following the incident that occurred early Tuesday, urging relevant departments to activate the emergency response mechanism immediately, according to the report.

The incident has so far left 39 people on board missing, including 17 Chinese mariners, 17 Indonesian mariners and five Philippine mariners, it said.

Xi ordered efforts to further strengthen the investigation and early warning of potential safety risks in deep-sea operations to ensure the safety of life and property.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Transport and Shandong Province have activated emergency response mechanism to organize the rescue work, the report said, adding that on-site rescue is under way.

Source: Kuwait News Agency