BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- China Coast Guard (CCG) has saved 13 Filipino crew members from a shipwreck in the South China Sea, the CCG said on Friday.
In the early hours of Friday, the CCG received a report that a foreign cargo ship capsized 55 nautical miles northwest of China's Huangyan Dao, with 21 Filipino crew members on board.
Upon receiving the report, the CCG dispatched two vessels to conduct rescue operations.
The rescue efforts are still underway, the CCG added.
Members of the China Coast Guard carry out a rescue operation after a foreign cargo ship capsized in the territorial waters of south China's Huangyan Dao, Jan. 23, 2026. (China Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua)
Members of the China Coast Guard rescue a Filipino crew member after a foreign cargo ship capsized in the territorial waters of south China's Huangyan Dao, Jan. 23, 2026. (China Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua)
Rescued Filipino crew members are pictured after a foreign cargo ship capsized in the territorial waters of south China's Huangyan Dao, Jan. 23, 2026. (China Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 23, 2026 shows the scene of a rescue carried out by the China Coast Guard after a foreign cargo ship capsized in the territorial waters of south China's Huangyan Dao. (China Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 23, 2026 shows the scene of a rescue carried out by the China Coast Guard after a foreign cargo ship capsized in the territorial waters of south China's Huangyan Dao. (China Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua)
Members of the China Coast Guard carry out a rescue operation after a foreign cargo ship capsized in the territorial waters of south China's Huangyan Dao, Jan. 23, 2026. (China Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 23, 2026 shows the scene of a rescue carried out by the China Coast Guard after a foreign cargo ship capsized in the territorial waters of south China's Huangyan Dao. (China Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua)
A rescued Filipino crew member is treated by a China Coast Guard member after a foreign cargo ship capsized in the territorial waters of south China's Huangyan Dao, on Jan. 23, 2026. (China Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua)
A Filipino crew member is rescued by the China Coast Guard after a foreign cargo ship capsized in the territorial waters of south China's Huangyan Dao, Jan. 23, 2026. (China Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Jan. 23, 2026 shows the scene of a rescue carried out by the China Coast Guard after a foreign cargo ship capsized in the territorial waters of south China's Huangyan Dao. (China Coast Guard/Handout via Xinhua)
