Search continues for 17 missing sailors after cargo ship sinks near Spratly Islands
Rescue teams were searching Sunday for 17 missing sailors after the Vietnamese cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18 sank near Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. The ship had 62 crew aboard, all Vietnamese, when it ran into difficulty and sank Saturday evening; 45 survivors had been rescued by Sunday afternoon.
Search and rescue teams continued looking on Sunday for 17 missing sailors after a Vietnamese cargo vessel sank in the South China Sea, Chinese state media reported. The Khoi Nguyen 18 had 62 crew members aboard when it ran into difficulty and sank near Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands on Saturday evening.
State broadcaster CCTV said 45 survivors had been rescued as of Sunday afternoon, with the search for the remaining crew continuing. All those aboard the vessel were Vietnamese nationals. Authorities have not yet detailed the cause of the sinking or the exact circumstances that led the ship into distress.
The Spratly Islands are a contested archipelago claimed in part by several governments bordering the South China Sea, though the reported rescue operation has so far been described in humanitarian terms by state media. Further details on the missing crew and the vessel's cargo have not been released.
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