More than a dozen Filipino crew members rescued from the South China Sea have been transferred from the Chinese coastguard to Philippine vessels close to where their ship went down.
The China Coast Guard said the transfer of the 15 survivors and the remains of two deceased from the capsized cargo ship took place on Sunday afternoon at the request of Philippine search and rescue authorities. Four other crew members from the ship remain missing.
The Chinese coastguard rescued the men on Friday...
Filipino crew head home after China Coast Guard rescue near Scarborough Shoal
Published 2 hours ago
Source: scmp.com

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