Australian aircraft and a multinational fleet of vessels are continuing to scan a vast area of the Indian Ocean as hopes begin to fade for 39 crew of a Chinese fishing vessel that capsized in seven-metre waves.
The Lu Peng - Yuan Yu is believed to have capsized about 3am AEST on Tuesday, with a distress beacon signal received by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) in Canberra about 5.30am.
