Dramatic rescue footage shows Chinese teams pulling all 14 crew members to safety after the steel-carrying bulk carrier Jia Cheng 799 sank in the southern Yellow Sea on November 9, 2026. The 2004-built ship was sailing from Shanghai to Qingdao when severe flooding hit two of its cargo holds and sent it into a heavy list. A cold wave had pushed the sea into dangerous territory, with Force 8 winds and waves reaching about four meters. As the ship tilted and the situation grew desperate, some crew members ended up in the water. The sinking happened roughly 20 nautical miles off Binhai Port in Jiangsu Province.

The East China Sea Rescue Bureau responded with a coordinated air-sea operation, sending the rescue vessel Donghai Jiu 116 and two helicopters to the scene. Rescuers recovered the entire crew, including those who had fallen overboard, and all 14 sailors were saved. That is a remarkable result given how rough the conditions were and how quickly a flooded, listing cargo ship can go down. The exact cause of the flooding has not been detailed, so questions remain about what went wrong in those two holds. For now, the footage is a striking reminder of how fast the sea can turn on a heavily loaded ship and how much depends on a fast, well-coordinated rescue.