00:02Chinese naval forces rescued crew members from a Vietnamese cargo ship that sank near Yangshu
00:08Reef in the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea last Saturday. Authorities said a total of 46 crew
00:18members were rescued as of 9 p.m. on Sunday, including one rescued by Vietnamese authorities,
00:24while search and rescue efforts continued. Two crew members with signs of hypothermia
00:29were treated aboard a hospital ship and were no longer in life-threatening condition. Chinese
00:35authorities transferred 41 rescued crew members in batches from the Chinese rescue vessel to a
00:41Vietnamese naval ship, with the remaining four scheduled to be handed over on Monday. They began
00:46carrying out rescue operations on Saturday evening after detecting distress signals and spotting a
00:52life raft carrying several people who waved clothing to attract attention at sea. All the crew members
00:59are Vietnamese nationals, and there were 62 people on board the sunken Vietnamese ship when the
01:05incident occurred. The search and rescue operation was still ongoing at press time by six Chinese
01:10Vietnamese vessels, a rescue helicopter, and seven Vietnamese vessels.
