新华社合肥８月１６日电（记者 朱青、鲍晓菁）记者从安徽省政府应急管理办公室了解到，１６日１点４０分左右，安徽省马鞍山长江段发生一起轮渡沉没事故，初步确定有１２人失踪。

    The xinhua news agency hefei on August 16（Reporter ZhuQing、BaoXiaoJing）Reporters from anhui province government emergency management office to know，16 1 point about 40 minutes，The Yangtze river in anhui province ma on shan section case ferry sank accident，Preliminary sure there are 12 people are missing。

    据了解，该轮渡为马鞍山市马和轮渡１０４号船，由马鞍山发往和县，途中发生意外沉没。初步查明该船核载１４车位，实载５辆货车、３辆轿车和２辆电瓶车。截至记者发稿时，有９人被救起、１２人失踪。

    It is understood，The ferry for maanshan horse and ferry ship number 104，The ma on shan sent to and county，The way the accident sunk。The initial identification of the ship nuclear load and parking，Real load 5 van、Three cars and 2 car battery car。At press time，Nine people were rescued、12 people missing。

    事故发生后，目前有４艘轮船、４艘海巡艇及１艘公安艇在现场救援，事故原因正在进一步调查中。

    After the accident，There are four ship、4 ship sea patrol boat and 1 police boat ship in the rescue，The cause of the accident is further investigation。