中国海警位中国黄岩岛附近海域向菲方顺利移交17名菲籍获救船员

China Coast Guard successfully transfers 17 Filipino crew members rescued in waters near China’s Huangyan Dao to the Philippines

1月23日以来，中国海警持续组织相关力量在中国黄岩岛附近海域搜救倾覆外籍货轮落水船员。截至目前，已成功救起17人，其中2人不幸遇难，仍有4人下落不明。应菲方现场搜救船只请求，在中国海警东沙舰统一组织指挥下，1月25日14时43分，中国海警东沙舰、三门舰与菲海警9701号船在事发海域顺利完成人员交接。此次货轮倾覆事件，中国海警第一时间派遣舰艇对遇险船员实施人道主义救援，并将持续组织相关力量开展搜救工作。

Since January 23, China Coast Guard has consistently organized relevant forces to conduct search and rescue operations after a foreign cargo ship capsized in the waters near China's Huangyan Dao. To date, 17 people have been successfully rescued, two of which ended up losing their lives. Four individuals remain unaccounted for. Upon the request of the Philippine side for on-site search and rescue vessels, under the unified organization and command of China Coast Guard’s Dongsha ship, the Dongsha ship, the Sanmen ship and the Philippine Coast Guard vessel 9701 successfully completed the handover of personnel in the incident area at 14:43 pm on January 25. In response to the cargo ship capsizing, China Coast Guard immediately dispatched vessels to provide humanitarian assistance to the distressed crew and will continue to organize relevant forces to conduct search and rescue efforts.