More than two dozen crew members missing in shipwreck during South China Sea typhoon

The ship after it broke into two amid Typhoon Chaba, during a rescue operation of the crew members in the South China Sea 160 nautical miles southwest of Hong Kong. More than two dozen crew members are unaccounted for after their ship broke into two during a typhoon in the South China Sea on July 2, with rescuers scrambling to find them, officials say. - AFP

HONG KONG, July 2, 2022 (AFP): More than two dozen crew members are unaccounted for after their ship broke into two during a typhoon in the South China Sea on Saturday, with rescuers scrambling to find them, officials say.

n engineering vessel that was 160 nautical miles southwest of Hong Kong "suffered substantial damage and broke into two pieces" and the 30-member crew abandoned ship, according to the Hong Kong Government Flying Service.