Chinese Coast Guard says 8 missing and 13 rescued after boat capsizes near disputed shoal

Eight radical were missing aft a vessel capsized with 21 Filipinos connected committee successful the South China Sea, China's Coast Guard said Friday (January 23, 2026).

The Coast Guard person rescued 13 radical successful the ongoing operation, a connection said.

The vessel capsized immoderate 55 nautical miles (101 kilometers) northwest of Scarborough Shoal, 1 of the astir disputed shoals successful the South China Sea.

The country is the tract of predominant showdowns betwixt Chinese and Philippine ships. Both countries marque claims to the territory and patrol the waters adjacent the shoal, which besides is claimed by Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan.

A Chinese navy vessel accidentally collided with a Chinese Coast Guard vessel successful August portion trying to artifact a Philippine Coast Guard vas adjacent Scarborough Shoal.