Acidente aconteceu no Mar da China Meridional,
Cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18, with 62 Vietnamese nationals aboard, ran into distress in waters near Fiery Cross Reef, China's state broadcaster CCTV said.
Navio transportava 62 vietnamitas e afundou próximo a recife contestado. Região é reivindicada por China, Vietnã, Filipinas e outros países.
Os dois países participam de operação de resgates com embarcações e helicóptero; 62 pessoas estavam a bordo na noite de sábado
State media reported 17 Vietnamese crew members were missing after Saturday night’s accident near Fiery Cross Reef.
A search is underway for 17 people missing after a Vietnamese cargo ship carrying 62 people sank in bad weather in the disputed South China Sea.
Search efforts are underway for 17 missing crew members after a Vietnamese cargo ship sank in the South China Sea.
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.
Six Chinese vessels and a rescue helicopter as well as one Vietnamese vessel were reportedly conducting search and rescue operations in the area. | World News
A Vietnamese-registered cargo ship carrying 62 crew members sank near Yongshu Reef in the South China Sea, one of the world's most important and contested maritime spaces.
At least 45 people have been pulled from the waters since Saturday night
Rescuers yesterday were searching for 17 missing people after a Vietnamese cargo ship carrying 62 sank during stormy weather in the contested South China Sea, the Vietnamese…