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Coverage dated July 26, 2026

46 people rescued from sunken ship in South China Sea

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Footage shows rescuers pulling survivors from a Vietnamese vessel that sank in the South China Sea.

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7 articles, oldest first.

  1. Deutsche Welle

    Vietnamese vessel sinks in South China Sea, 23 missing (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    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.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Vietnamese vessel sinks in South China Sea, 17 missing (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    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.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Eighteen people missing in South China Sea after Vietnamese ship sank (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    There were 62 people aboard the vessel when it sank, all of them Vietnamese nationals.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Search for 17 missing crew after Vietnamese cargo ship sinks in South China Sea (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    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

  5. Al Jazeera

    46 people rescued from sunken ship in South China Sea (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Footage shows rescuers pulling survivors from a Vietnamese vessel that sank in the South China Sea.

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