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Ship 6007 docked in port and brought 11 Xin Hong crew members to shore – Photo: DONG HA
At 10:40 a.m. on December 19, Maritime Police 6007 (Marine Police Area 3 High Command) brought 11 crew members from the ship Xin Hong to the port of the Regional Center for Coordination of Marine Search and Rescue 3 (Center 3) in Vung Tau.
To prevent the COVID-19 epidemic, Ba Ria – Vung Tau province took samples for these 11 people right at the pier. Sampling sanitation workers are fully outfitted with special clothing and badges when in contact with crew members.
Other related people and journalists work remotely. Immediately after the sampling was completed, these 11 people were taken to isolation and concentrated in the city of Ba Ria.
Mr. Nguyen Van Cam spoke about preventing the COVID-19 epidemic among 11 crew members – Video: DONG HA
Mr. Nguyen Van Cam, director of Center 3, said that two corps of Xin Hong crew members are kept in SAR 413..
After having the test results of the remaining 11 crew members (approximately 6 hours), the new authorities decided the next steps for the two bodies mentioned above.
Previously, on the afternoon of December 17, the boat Xin Hong (Panamanian nationality) carrying 7,800 tons of clay was heading from Malaysia to Taiwan, it had a problem, so it headed to the island of Phu Quy (Binh Thuan) to get over it. But due to bad weather, the ship tipped over and sank. At the time of the accident, there were 15 crew members on board, including 11 Chinese and 4 Vietnamese.
Medical staff took a COVID-19 sample with 11 crew members on the Xin Hong ship right at the dock – Photo: Da.
During the rescue process, the functional forces saved 11 people, including 3 Vietnamese and 2 Chinese bodies. Two people are still missing. CAuthorities continued to mobilize vehicles and personnel to search for these two people despite the bad weather conditions.
