China says 2 people are dead and 4 are missing after boat capsizes near disputed shoal
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Digital Subscription
One year of digital access for only $205*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*First annual payment billed as $205.00 + GST for one year. This annual subscription will automatically renew at $233.00 + GST every 52 weeks (10% off the regular annual price of $259.35). Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Your next Brandon Sun subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $17.95 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.95 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 23/01/2026 (244 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
BANGKOK (AP) — Two people were dead and four others missing after a Singapore-flagged cargo ship with 21 Filipinos on board capsized in the South China Sea, Chinese authorities said Friday.
The Chinese Coast Guard and navy operations from the People’s Liberation Army’s Southern Theater Command have rescued 15 people in the ongoing operation. Among them, 14 were in stable condition, according to the PLA’s Southern Theater Command.
The boat capsized about 100 kilometers (60 miles) northwest of Scarborough Shoal, said the Chinese Coast Guard in a statement. Scarborough is one of the most disputed shoals in the South China Sea.
Contact was lost Thursday night with the cargo ship that was on its way to Guangdong province in China’s south.
The Philippines Coast Guard said in a statement Friday that they sent two vessels and aircraft to assist in rescue operations with the crew of the cargo ship it identified as the Devon Bay.
The area is the site of frequent showdowns between Chinese and Philippine ships. Both countries make claims to the territory and patrol the waters near the shoal. Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also have overlapping claims in the South China Sea.
A Chinese navy ship accidentally collided with a Chinese Coast Guard ship in August while trying to block a Philippine Coast Guard vessel near Scarborough Shoal.
___
A previous version of this report incorrectly described Scarborough Shoal as claimed by Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan in addition to China and the Philippines. Only China, the Philippines and Taiwan claim the Scarborough Shoal, while Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei claim other parts of the South China Sea near their onshore territories.