Chinese rescuers have helped rescue 39 crew members of a Vietnamese vessel that suffered an accident in the South China Sea.
According to sea-news.az citing the Xinhua agency, that another 23 seafarers are considered missing.
On the night of July 24, the cargo vessel KHOI NGUYEN 18 sank in the South China Sea. There were 62 crew members on board the ship.
Some of the crew members managed to reach the waters of the Nansha (Spratli) Islands via rescue rafts.
Currently, rescuers are continuing the search for the missing seafarers.
