Survivors rise to 48 with more missing after Vietnamese ship sinks in South China Sea
Vietnam, China and the Philippines are searching for 14 missing crew members after 48 people were rescued from the sinking Khoi Nguyen 18.
- Vietnamese cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen sank near Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea, with 45 people recovered since Saturday night and 17 still missing, according to CCTV.
- The incident occurred in the disputed South China Sea near the Spratly Islands, where competing sovereignty claims involve Vietnam, China, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Brunei.
- Carrying 62 Vietnamese nationals, the Khoi Nguyen measures nearly 70 m long with 999 metric tons displacement; a Chinese rescue ship, the Nanhai Jiu, first spotted a distress flare Saturday evening.
- Two rescue vessels and one rescue helicopter are searching for the 17 missing individuals, with Vietnam coordinating closely with Chinese search and rescue forces in the ongoing operation.
- China claims sovereignty over almost the entire strategic waterway, where it has built runways and militarized artificial islands in the Spratly Islands, complicating maritime operations in the region.
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“The vessel went down while operating in bad weather in the East Sea, adding that all 48 rescued people had been transferred to Vietnamese authorities,” Vietnamese Foreign Ministry said
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Rescuers scour South China Sea for 17 missing after Vietnamese vessel sinks
HONG KONG — 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, with 62 Vietnamese nationals aboard, […] The post Rescuers scour South China Sea for 17 missing after Vietnamese vessel sinks appeared first o…
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