VIDEO | Two dead, four missing after cargo ship capsizes near Scarborough Shoal

One of the survivors suffered critical injuries as a result of the incident and was given emergency medical treatment.

The night before the incident, Devon Bay's crew had sent out a distress call informing the Philippine Coast Guard that the ship had developed a 25-degree list while she was approximately 141 nautical miles off the coast of Pangasinan province north of Manila.

Scarborough Shoal, which lies approximately 55 nautical miles southeast of where ship capsized, is a disputed atoll claimed by the Philippines, China, and Taiwan.