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China says 2 people are dead and 4 are missing after boat capsizes near disputed shoal
Rescue efforts by China and the Philippines recovered 17 crew from the capsized Singapore-flagged cargo vessel; two crew members died and several remain missing.
- On Friday, January 23, the Singapore-flagged dry bulk carrier M/V Devon Bay capsized near Scarborough Shoal, carrying 21 Filipino crew and iron ore bound for Yangjiang, China.
- The Devon Bay had been listing 25 degrees before it capsized, with its last known position on Jan. 22 about 262 kilometres west of Sabangan Point, Pangasinan, while the cause remains under investigation.
- China's maritime rescue centre in Sansha said it dispatched vessels and aircraft, rescuing up to 17 crew, and 15 survivors were handed over to the Philippine Coast Guard on Jan 25 using rigid-hull inflatable boats amid big waves.
- The Philippine Coast Guard reported that two Filipino sailors have died, one is critically injured and four missing crew members remain as BRP Teresa Magbanua is due in Manila on Jan. 26, 2026.
- China's embassy said the incident occurred `55 nautical miles northwest` of Huangyan Dao, while the Philippine exclusive economic zone also claims the site; the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore will investigate the Singapore-flagged vessel.
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