HANGZHOU - The suspect in the murder of five fishing boat crew in Zhoushan City in East China's Zhejiang province was arrested on Friday evening, local police announced on Saturday.

Five members of the crew of a fishing boat were found dead early Thursday morning aboard the vessel, fisherman Fang Zhongyue, however, was missing, along with a life raft, according to Putuo District Police. The five victims, aged 31 to 53, have been identified as residents of Putuo.