BEIJING – Er worden 23 mensen vermist, nadat een Vietnamees vrachtschip met 62 opvarenden is gezonken in de Zuid-Chinese Zee. Dat meldde de Chinese staatszender CCTV zondag.
Reddingswerkers brachten 44 mensen in veiligheid.
Het schip, de Khoi Nguyen, kwam in problemen bij het Yongshu-rif.
A Vietnamese vessel sank after encountering distress in waters near Yongshu Reef in the Nansha Islands in the #SouthChinaSea on July 25. As of now, 44 people have been rescued. Six Chinese vessels and one rescue helicopter are assisting in the operation, and one Vietnamese ship… pic.twitter.com/aGkzs8QUXm
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) July 26, 2026
A Vietnamese vessel sank after encountering distress in waters near Yongshu Reef in the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea, with 44 people rescued as of 12:00 on July 26, authorities of China's Sansha City said.
All those rescued are Vietnamese nationals from the distressed… pic.twitter.com/3xHQwT0b13— CCTV+ (@CCTV_Plus) July 26, 2026
