"The Chinese Coast Guard launched a rescue effort to save Filipino sailors near the disputed Scarborough Shoal after their cargo ship capsized with 21 people on board. China and the Philippines were searching for survivors in the South China Sea on Friday after a vessel carrying 21 Filipinos on board capsized near the disputed Scarborough Shoal. "Two nearby Chinese Coast Guard vessels immediately went to help with rescue upon receiving orders," Chinese military said in an online post."
""As of 12:30 PM, 17 people had been rescued, of whom 14 are in stable condition, 2 have tragically died, and 1 is currently receiving treatment," the post said. The incident occurred about 55 nautical miles (101 kilometers) northwest of Scarborough Shoal, which Beijing seized from the Philippines in 2012. What do we know? The Philippine Coast Guard said that the vessel was a Singaporean-flagged cargo ship with a Philippine crew on board."
"The boat was headed to the southern Chinese city of Yangjiang, loaded with iron ore. China's military said that it received the report of the boat capsizing around 1:30 am on Friday (6:30 pm CET, Thursday). A Chinese aircraft was deplyed to conduct searches while the Chinese Coast Guard sent two vessels for the rescue operation. The Philippines said it had sent two vessels and two aircraft for the efforts."
Chinese Coast Guard vessels and aircraft and Philippine vessels and aircraft searched the South China Sea after a Singaporean-flagged cargo ship carrying 21 Filipino crew capsized about 55 nautical miles northwest of Scarborough Shoal. Chinese military reported that two nearby Coast Guard vessels immediately responded and that by 12:30 PM, 17 people had been rescued, 14 in stable condition, two dead and one receiving treatment. The vessel had been bound for Yangjiang loaded with iron ore. China's military received the capsizing report around 1:30 AM. Scarborough Shoal remains a contested feature claimed by both China and the Philippines and disputed by other regional states.
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