At least two crew members were reported dead after a cargo vessel carrying 21 Filipino sailors capsized near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, triggering search-and-rescue operations on Friday.
The Chinese military said it received a report at around 1.30am on Friday that a foreign cargo vessel was in distress in waters near the shoal. It said 17 crew members were rescued, and two of them later died. Four are still unaccounted for.
