Rescuers scour South China Sea for 23 missing after Vietnamese vessel sinks
Chinese and Vietnamese rescuers are searching for 23 crew members after 39 of 62 people aboard were saved, state media said.
- On Sunday, rescuers searched for 23 missing individuals after the Vietnamese cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen sank near Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea, while authorities reported 39 of the 62 people aboard were pulled from the waters.
- China claims sovereignty over the strategic waterway in the disputed Spratly Islands, which it calls the Nansha Islands, creating overlapping territorial disputes with Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Brunei.
- A distress signal was issued Saturday evening from the 999-ton, 230-foot vessel, and the Chinese rescue ship Nanhai Jiu first spotted the flare, sparking the coordinated multi-nation response.
- Six Chinese vessels, a rescue helicopter, and a Vietnamese ship are engaged in the ongoing search operation following the sinking, which authorities confirmed occurred near the reef.
- The rescue effort underscores complex geopolitical dynamics in the South China Sea, where China's territorial claims intersect with those of multiple regional powers, necessitating coordinated response despite tensions.
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Twenty-three people are missing after a Vietnamese cargo ship with 62 people on board sank in the South China Sea, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Sunday.
Rescuers Search for Survivors After Vessel Sinks in South China Sea
Rescuers were searching on Sunday for 17 people still missing after a Vietnamese ship sank in the busy waterway of the South China Sea, while 45 have been pulled from the waters since Saturday night, China's state broadcaster CCTV said.Chinese authorities said the cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18…
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Search for 17 missing crew after Vietnamese cargo ship sinks in South China Sea
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A multinational search by Vietnamese, Philippine and Chinese rescuers was underway on Sunday for 17 crew members missing after a cargo ship sank in bad weather off a Chinese-occupied shoal in the disputed South China Sea,
Rescuers search the South China Sea for 17 missing
Rescuers yesterday were searching for 17 missing people after a Vietnamese cargo ship carrying 62 sank during stormy weather in the contested South China Sea, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Chinese authorities said the cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18 ran into distress in waters near Fi
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