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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Aniruddha Ghosal

Survivors rise to 48 with more missing after Vietnamese ship sinks in South China Sea

China Vietnam Ship Sinking - (Xinhua)

The number of survivors of a cargo ship that sank Saturday off a Chinese-occupied shoal in the South China Sea rose to 48 by Tuesday as search and rescue crews hunted for more people who went down with the vessel.

A multinational search for 14 people who remain missing was still underway Tuesday afternoon involving Vietnamese, Philippine and Chinese rescuers.

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