BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - Chinese rescuers have recovered the body of another seaman missing after a South Korean ship sunk following a collision with a Chinese ship, state media reported on Tuesday.

The body of the captain was pulled from the sunken ship, the Golden Rose, by divers, Xinhua news agency reported, citing transport officials.

A first body was recovered on Monday, and rescuers have found another but not yet brought it to the surface, the report said. It did not specify their nationalities.

Seven South Koreans, eight Myanmarese and an Indonesian disappeared after the Golden Rose and a Chinese freighter, the Jinsheng, collided on May 12 in fog in the Yellow Sea off China's coast.

The intensive search and recovery effort involving more than 300 ships and 30 divers follows widespread anger in South Korea about China's handling of the incident.

Relatives of missing South Koreans said a slow Chinese reaction may have cost lives, and the Chinese ship has been accused of fleeing the accident and failing to quickly report it.

Chinese maritime investigators said last week that an initial probe showed the Jinsheng believed it was slightly damaged and did not think the Golden Rose was in danger. They have promised a more thorough inquiry.

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