A Vietnamese-registered cargo ship with 62 crew members sank near Yongshu Reef in the South China Sea, with 39-45 people rescued and 17-23 still missing. Rescue operations continue in the contested maritime region.
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Rescuers scour South China Sea for 23 missing after Vietnamese vessel sinks Reuters
A Vietnamese-registered cargo ship carrying 62 crew members sank near Yongshu Reef in the South China Sea, one of the world's most important and contested maritime spaces.
Authorities have already pulled 39 people from the water.
In a separate incident on Friday, a different Vietnamese vessel sank amid rough seas in the area, with 33 fishermen rescued and three missing
Search and rescue teams continued searching for 17 missing sailors on Sunday after a Vietnamese cargo vessel sank in the South China Sea, Chinese state media reported. The Khoi Nguyen 18 had 62 crew members on board when it ran into difficulty and sank near Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands on Saturday evening. As of Sunday afternoon, 45 survivors had been rescued and the search for the othe
There were 62 people aboard the vessel when it sank, all of them Vietnamese nationals.
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Footage shows rescuers pulling survivors from a Vietnamese vessel that sank in the South China Sea.
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Fifteen people remain missing after the cargo vessel went down in heavily disputed waters. China said it had rescued 47 people who had been aboard.
Survivors rise to 48 with more missing after Vietnamese ship sinks in South China Sea AP News
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