Rescuers scour South China Sea for 23 missing after Vietnamese vessel sinks
Rescuers are using six Chinese vessels, a helicopter and a Vietnamese vessel after 39 of 62 crew were saved, officials 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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Rescuers in the South China Sea are searching for 23 people who are missing after the sinking of the Vietnamese cargo ship Khoi Nguyen 18. There were a total of 62 crew members on board the vessel, of whom 39 were rescued, AFP reported, citing Chinese state media.
A cargo ship has sunk in the South China Sea, off the coast of Vietnam. Authorities have since rescued at least 39 people; 23 passengers are still missing. The ship ran into trouble near the Fiery Cross Reef. A Chinese rescue vessel was the first to receive a distress signal, after which six other Chinese vessels, a rescue helicopter, and a Vietnamese ship began a rescue operation. Emergency services are using satellite imagery to locate the mi…
Chinese ship fire water cannon against Philippine boat on July 24. Philippine Coast Guard/Disclosure Rescue teams were searching this Sunday (26) 23 people missing after a Vietnamese ship sinking on the busy South China Sea maritime route, while 39 others were pulled out of the water, reported the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. Authorities in the province of Hainan, South China, said that the Khoi Nguyen 18 freighter, with 62 Vietnamese citizen…
Rescues at sea are trying to find 23 people missing after the shipwreck of a Vietnamese ship carrying 62 crew members in the South China Sea, reported on Sunday morning the state television station CCTV. ...
Rescuers scour South China Sea for 23 missing after Vietnamese vessel sinks
Rescuers were searching on Sunday for 23 people missing after a Vietnamese ship sank in the busy waterway of the South China Sea, while 39 were pulled from the waters, China's state broadcaster CCTV said.
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