Vietnamese Cargo Vessel

State broadcaster CCTV reported that the vessel, Khoi Nguyen 18, encountered trouble near Yongshu Reef (Fiery Cross Reef) on Saturday evening. Rescue teams have so far saved 39 crew members.

Gunmen abducted at least five crewmen of a Vietnamese cargo vessel in southern Philippine waters Friday, authorities said, an area where Islamic terrorists are on a kidnapping-for-ransom spree.

A Vietnamese maritime official says authorities are searching for eight sailors who went missing after their cargo ship collided with another vessel off the country's southern coast.

State broadcaster CCTV reported that the vessel, Khoi Nguyen 18, encountered trouble near Yongshu Reef (Fiery Cross Reef) on Saturday evening. Rescue teams have so far saved 39 crew members.

Gunmen abducted at least five crewmen of a Vietnamese cargo vessel in southern Philippine waters Friday, authorities said, an area where Islamic terrorists are on a kidnapping-for-ransom spree.

A Vietnamese maritime official says authorities are searching for eight sailors who went missing after their cargo ship collided with another vessel off the country's southern coast.