Vietnamese vessel Khoi Nguyen 18 sinks in the South China Sea
The vessel Khoi Nguyen 18 has sunk while carrying out island land reclamation operations in the South China Sea, according to a Vietnamese official cited by The New York Times. Thirteen crew members remain missing, and rescue operations are reported to have been halted. The cause of the incident and the fate of the missing crew members are not yet confirmed.
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Global Event Monitor. Vietnamese vessel Khoi Nguyen 18 sinks in the South China Sea. 2026-09-13T00:52:26.536Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2090. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-08-10/ta-u-kho-i-nguye-n-18-chi-m-khi-715495e8
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