Hello and welcome to the details of Vietnamese cargo ship sinks in South China Sea; 23 missing, 39 rescued, Chinese state media say and now with the details
Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Ambulances line up on a pier to help victims of a boating accident after a tourist vessel capsized off Phu Quoc Island in southern Vietnam’s An Giang Province July 11, 2026. 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 this morning. — AFP pic
Rescue operations are underway in the South China Sea for 23 missing crew members following the sinking of the Vietnamese cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18, which was carrying 62 people. Reports indicate that 39 individuals have been rescued so far near Yongshu Reef, with a mix of Chinese and Vietnamese ships and aircraft involved in the search efforts. The incident highlights the ongoing territorial disputes in the region, where several nations, including Vietnam and China, have competing claims over resource-rich areas. Vietnam's foreign ministry has not yet commented on the situation.
BEIJING, July 26 — 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 this morning.
The 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.
A Chinese rescue vessel first spotted what was believed to be a distress signal from the endangered ship shortly before 6.30pm yesterday (1030 GMT/6.30pm Malaysian time), state news agency Xinhua said.
Six Chinese vessels and a rescue helicopter as well as one Vietnamese vessel were conducting search and rescue operations in the area, Xinhua said.
According to authorities in the Chinese island province of Hainan, the Khoi Nguyen 18 is a Vietnamese-registered ship measuring just under 70 metres in length, Xinhua added.
Vietnam’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to AFP’s request for comment.
Beijing claims the South China Sea in nearly its entirety, despite an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.
Vietnam, along with the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan, have competing claims to areas of the busy waterway, including the Spratlys, which are believed to sit on vast oil and gas resources. — AFP
These were the details of the news Vietnamese cargo ship sinks in South China Sea; 23 missing, 39 rescued, Chinese state media say for this day. We hope that we have succeeded by giving you the full details and information. To follow all our news, you can subscribe to the alerts system or to one of our different systems to provide you with all that is new.
It is also worth noting that the original news has been published and is available at Malay Mail and the editorial team at AlKhaleej Today has confirmed it and it has been modified, and it may have been completely transferred or quoted from it and you can read and follow this news from its main source.
