Rescuers are searching for three people, missing after a cargo ship sank on the south of the Taiwan Strait on Saturday afternoon.

So far, ten people have been rescued, according to Guangdong Maritime Search and Rescue Center.

The marine authority received a report of the sinking boat at 15:26 Saturday. It's not clear what caused the incident.

The cargo ship is registered in Weihai, east China's Shandong Province.