Vietnamese cargo ship sinks in South China Sea, leaving multiple missing
The coverage differed primarily in the number of missing individuals reported — 23 according to Chinese state media and the first Business Recorder headline, and 17 according to the second Business Recorder headline citing Vietnam’s foreign ministry. Arab News Pakistan and the first Business Recorder report led with the search efforts and cited Chinese state media, while the second Business Recorder report included a Vietnamese government source and mentioned stormy weather as a contributing factor.
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17 missing after Vietnamese ship sinks in South China Sea: Hanoi
HANOI, (Vietnam): Rescuers were searching for 17 missing people on Sunday after a Vietnamese cargo ship carrying 62 sank during stormy weather in the contested South China Sea, Vietnam’s foreign ministry said. Vietnamese authorities arrived at the scene after the vessel Khoi Nguyen 18 “sank while operating in bad weather conditions in the East Sea”, foreign ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang s...
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23 missing after Vietnamese ship sinks in South China Sea: Chinese state media
BEIJING: 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 Sunday morning. The cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18 encountered trouble near Yongshu Reef, also known as Fiery Cross Reef, with 39 people rescued, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
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