Search for survivors continues as 45 rescued after cargo ship sinks in South China Sea
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 th
AdvertisementSouth China SeaChinaDiplomacySearch for survivors continues as 45 rescued after cargo ship sinks in South China SeaState media reported 17 Vietnamese crew members were missing after Saturday night’s accident near Fiery Cross Reef2-MIN READ2-MINKhushboo RazdanandYuanyue Dangin BeijingPublished: 7:19pm, 26 Jul 2026Search 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 others was continuing, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
All those on board were Vietnamese nationals.Vietnam’s foreign ministry said the vessel “sank while operating in bad weather”, adding that the search for survivors was being carried out “with assistance from Chinese rescue forces – using ships and helicopters – and from vessels near the area of the accident”.The rescue operation began around 6.
25pm Beijing time on Saturday after the Chinese salvage vessel Nanhai Jiu 115 spotted distress signals.The Chinese ship rescued all 29 people aboard on a life raft about half an hour later, and Chinese rescue ships picked up a raft carrying another seven people later in the evening while a helicopter saved another two people the following morning.The accident happened at the height of the typhoon season and CCTV said changing weather and sea conditions significantly increased the difficulty of the rescue operation.
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