Rescuers search for 23 people after the Vietnamese cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18 sinks in the South China Sea, Chinese state media reports. The vessel encounters distress near Fiery Cross Reef, also known as Kagitingan or Yongshu Reef, in waters associated with the Spratly Islands. According to CCTV, the ship is carrying 62 Vietnamese nationals. Initial reports say 39 crew members are pulled from the water. Other outlets citing the same CCTV update describe the search as continuing for the remaining missing crew. Some reporting later cites a higher interim number of survivors, but all accounts attribute the figures to CCTV reports and describe an ongoing operation to locate those still unaccounted for. The incident occurs after the vessel gets into trouble on Saturday evening. Authorities and search-and-rescue teams keep scanning the area around the reef as they try to determine whether additional survivors can be found. The reported missing count remains central to the updates, with officials indicating that the search is ongoing.