A total of five fishing boats with 171 crew aboard had been caught in the storm , the Hainan Maritime Search and Rescue Center said , according to Xinhua . NEW : Three people have been rescued as of Tuesday morning , state media report . Sixteen boats from Guangdong province foundered after being caught in a storm . the Hainan Maritime Search and Rescue Center made landfall on Guangdong province 's central coast Tuesday .
NEW : Three people have been rescued as of Tuesday morning , state media report . Sixteen boats from Guangdong province foundered after being caught in a storm . the Hainan Maritime Search and Rescue Center made landfall on Guangdong province 's central coast Tuesday .