Cambodia Searches for 23 Missing Chinese After Boat Sinks

Cambodia Searches for 23 Missing Chinese After Boat Sinks
Volunteer rescuers search in the sea for survivors close to the location where a boat carrying Chinese nationals sank off the coastal town of Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on Sept. 23, 2022. Cindy Liu/Reuters
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PHNOM PENH—Cambodian rescue teams searched on Friday for 23 Chinese nationals missing after their boat sank near islands off a coastal town popular with tourists and gamblers.

Authorities rescued 18 people after the boat went down early on Thursday off the town of Sihanoukville, the provincial government said in a statement.