Watch: China Rescues A Foreign Cargo Vessel With 21 Crew Members In The South China Sea

China Rescues A Foreign Cargo Vessel With 21 Crew Members In The South China Sea

A foreign cargo vessel with 21 members of the crew has reportedly been towed to the Pearl River estuary, safely by a Chinese professional rescue vessel. The towing took place after the vessel had broken down in the South China Sea, off the Nansha Islands on 3 March.

At about 2:20 pm, the Panamanian cargo vessel reportedly suffered a main engine failure approximately 120 nm southwest of Wan’an Tan in the Nansha Islands of China.

Video Credits: CGTN / YouTube

It was not possible to repair the engine...

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