Foreign ##er : One person was rescued alive , about 30 minutes after a distress call . It is unclear why the ship sank on Monday . The ship was headed from Penang , Malaysia , to China and disappeared after sending out an emergency signal Monday afternoon . Somalia : The 15,000-ton sunken vessel was seized by Somali pirates in 2008 .
Foreign ##er : One person was rescued alive , about 30 minutes after a distress call . It is unclear why the ship sank on Monday . Somalia : The 15,000-ton sunken vessel was seized by Somali pirates in 2008 .