A Vietnamese vessel sank after encountering distress in waters near Yongshu Reef in the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea, with 37 people rescued as of 7:30 a.m. Sunday, authorities of China's Sansha City said. All those rescued are Vietnamese nationals from the distressed vessel "Khoi Nguyen 18." A total of 62 people were on board

The China Coast Guard said Philippine vessel 3015 ignored repeated warnings and twice cut across the bow of a Chinese patrol boat near Xianbin Jiao in the Nansha Islands, causing a collision on its second attempt. China blamed the Philippine vessel for the incident and urged Manila to halt what it described as provocative actions.

29 people have been rescued, while 33 others are still awaiting rescue after a Vietnamese fishing vessel ran into distress near Yongshu Reef in the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea on Saturday, according to the Sansha maritime search and rescue center