14 fishermen rescued, 2 dead, 58 missing after Typhoon Wutip

A rescuers gets prepared to save two fishermen from the sinking ship "Yuetaiyu 62116" in south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 1, 2013. As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, rescuers had retrieved 14 survivors. Two fishermen were confirmed dead while 58 others are still missing. Search is ongoing for 74 people missing in the South China Sea amid strong gales after three fishing boats have sunk since Sunday afternoon due to the Typhoon Wutip. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)

Rescuers Tuesday found 14 fishermen alive, retrieved two bodies and are continuing search for 58 others missing in the South China Sea after three fishing boats have sunk since Sunday afternoon due to Typhoon Wutip.

A total of 88 fishermen and their boats, all from south China's Guangdong Province, went missing near Shanhu Island of the Xisha Islands, about 330 km from China's island province of Hainan.

Fourteen survivors were rescued Monday.

Zhang Jie, a spokesman with the Hainan Maritime Affairs Bureau, said 22 vessels and four airplanes are still combing the sea area for more survivors.