Rescuers are searching for 23 people after a Vietnamese cargo vessel sinks in the South China Sea, Chinese state media report. The vessel, Khoi Nguyen 18, is said to have been carrying 62 Vietnamese nationals when it ran into distress near features claimed in the region. Channel NewsAsia and Inquirer.net both cite China’s state broadcaster CCTV, saying the incident occurs near Fiery Cross Reef, also known as Kagitingan Reef (and referred to by a different local name, Yongshu Reef, in one account). According to the reports, 39 people are rescued, while 23 remain unaccounted for. The search is carried out by regional response efforts, with CCTV providing updates as information becomes available. The reports do not indicate the cause of the sinking or the nationality of rescuers. Authorities have not released additional details in the provided accounts, including whether any bodies have been found.
Vietnamese cargo vessel sinks in South China Sea; 23 missing, 39 rescued
Rescuers are searching for 23 people after a Vietnamese cargo vessel sinks in the South China Sea, Chinese state media report. The vessel, Khoi Nguyen 18, is said to have been carrying 62 Vietnamese n...
- A Vietnamese cargo vessel, Khoi Nguyen 18, sinks in the South China Sea while carrying 62 Vietnamese nationals.
- Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reports 39 people are rescued.
- CCTV reports 23 people are missing and rescuers are searching for them.
- The incident is reported near Fiery Cross Reef, also known as Kagitingan Reef, with one account also using the name Yongshu Reef.
- The reports provide no confirmed cause of the sinking in the cited material.
Authorities have already pulled 39 people from the water.
1 hour from nowThe cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18 encountered trouble near Yongshu Reef, also known as Fiery Cross Reef, state broadcaster CCTV reported, adding that 39 people had been rescued. The post 23 missing after Vietnamese ship sinks in South China Sea appeared first on Vanguard News.
56 minutes agoRescuers 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.
1 hour ago23 missing, 39 rescued after Vietnamese cargo vessel sinks in South China Sea
1 hour agoState broadcaster CCTV reported that the vessel, Khoi Nguyen 18, encountered trouble near Yongshu Reef (Fiery Cross Reef) on Saturday evening. Rescue teams have so far saved 39 crew members.
1 hour agoBEIJING — Rescuers are searching for 23 missing people after a Vietnamese ship carrying 62 crew members sank in the South China Sea, Chinese state media reported Sunday morning. The cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18 encountered trouble near Yongshu Reef, also known as Fiery Cross (Kagitingan) Reef, with 39 people rescued, state broadcaster CCTV reported. /dl READ: 12 bodies found after South China Sea typhoon shipwreck–official...Keep on reading: WPS: 23 missing after Vietnamese vessel sinks near Kagitingan Reef
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