One person rescued from a ship collision Wednesday morning died after treatment failed while six others were still missing, rescuers said.

A fishing boat sank at about 10:35 a.m. in collision with a cargo vessel off the coast of southeastern Fujian Province, leaving all 10 people aboard in water, said a spokesperson with the Fujian Provincial Maritime Search and Rescue Center.

Lin Chengjian, 44, who was among the four people rescued from the wreckage, died at noon as medical treatment failed, the spokesperson said.

A total of 14 ships were searching for the missing people, he added.

The fishing boat was registered in Fujian and the cargo vessel registered in the neighboring Zhejiang Province.