Rescuers scour South China Sea for 23 missing after Vietnamese vessel sinks
Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism. Authorities in the southern province of Hainan said the cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18, with 62 Vietnamese nationals aboard, ran into distress in waters near Fiery Cross Reef, CCTV added. A distress flare from the vessel was first spotted by a Chinese rescue ship, the Nanhai Jiu 115, on Saturday evening, CCTV said.
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- ▪Authorities in the southern province of Hainan said the cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18, with 62 Vietnamese nationals aboard, ran into distress in waters near Fiery Cross Reef, CCTV added.
- ▪A distress flare from the vessel was first spotted by a Chinese rescue ship, the Nanhai Jiu 115, on Saturday evening, CCTV said.
10 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 18 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 3 lean left, 4 centre, 1 lean right.
- ▪ Search for 17 missing crew after Vietnamese cargo ship sinks in South China Sea — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ 46 people rescued from sunken ship in South China Sea — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Search for 17 missing crew after Vietnamese cargo ship sinks in South China Sea — ABC News — International
- ▪ Update: 46 rescued after Vietnamese ship sinks in South China Sea — macaunews.net latest rss headlines
- ▪ Search for survivors continues as 45 rescued after cargo ship sinks in South China Sea — South China Morning Post
- ▪ 17 missing after Vietnamese ship sinks in South China Sea: Hanoi — Japan Times
- ▪ Rescuers scour South China Sea for 17 missing after Vietnamese vessel sinks - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ At least 23 missing in South China Sea after Vietnamese vessel sinks, rescuers search for survivors — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
- ▪ Rescuers scour South China Sea for 23 missing after Vietnamese vessel sinks — Channel NewsAsia
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window.rapplerAds.displayAd( "mobile-top-billboard" ); window.rapplerAds.displayAd( "oop" ); window.rapplerAds.displayAd( "mobile-oop" ); South China Sea Rescuers scour South China Sea for 23 missing after Vietnamese vessel sinks Jul 26, 2026 4:00 PM PHT Reuters Listen to this article Upgrade to listen Powered by Speechify Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism. Hainan authorities say the cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18, with 62 Vietnamese nationals aboard, ran into distress in waters near Fiery Cross Reef, according to a CCTV report window.rapplerAds.displayAd( "middle-1" ); window.rapplerAds.displayAd( "mobile-middle-1" ); HONG KONG – Rescuers were searching on Sunday, July 26, for 23 people missing after a Vietnamese ship sank in the busy waterway of the…
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