Beijing ( CNN ) -- Chinese rescuers on Tuesday found 14 fishermen alive and recovered the bodies of two who had died from boats that sank during a typhoon , authorities said . Fifty-eight fishermen remain missing from the three boats that went down in the South China Sea roughly 300 kilometers from the Chinese island of Hainan , the local government said Tuesday . Twenty-two ships and four planes are combing the area for the missing men , the state-run news agency Xinhua reported , citing Hainan maritime authorities . Rescue operations have been hampered by strong gales and rough seas . Two of the vessels foundered Sunday afternoon as they battled gales , and the third one sank Monday morning . A total of five fishing boats with 171 crew aboard were caught in the storm , the Hainan Maritime Search and Rescue Center said , according to Xinhua . The two other vessels managed to survive the harsh conditions . All three boats that sank were from the southern Chinese province of Guangdong . Fourteen of the fishermen were rescued on Monday . President Xi Jinping on Monday urged local authorities to do their utmost to find the missing or stranded and minimize casualties , state media reported . Xi also ordered the armed forces and central government departments to help in the rescue effort . The storm affecting the region , Typhoon Wutip , made landfall in central Vietnam late Monday , weakening as it moved inland . Three people have been killed as a result of the storm , the state-run Vietnam News Agency reported Tuesday , citing the regional center for flood and storm prevention . Vietnamese authorities had relocated tens of thousands of people from areas at risk as the storm approached . 22 dead after boat capsizes near Indonesia . 38 dead after Philippines boat collision . CNN 's CY Xu in Beijing and Elizabeth Joseph in Hong Kong contributed to this report .
Twenty-two ships and four planes are searching for survivors . Three boats from Guangdong province foundered after being caught in a storm . A total of Twenty-two fishermen have been found alive , 58 have been found dead and Twenty-two are missing . Typhoon Wutip made landfall on Guangdong province 's central coast Monday , causing three deaths .