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Twelve crew members were found by search and rescue boats in the early hours of December 18, of which one person died.
Mr. Bui The Nhan, Secretary and Chairman of the Phu Quy Island District People’s Committee, said that at 6 am this morning, the third Coast Guard ship encountered 11 crew members and the ship of search and rescue SAR found 1 crew member. This is dead.
Currently, the crew members are being cared for on the Coast Guard ship.
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| Search forces discovered an uninhabited lifeboat, about 3-5 nautical miles from the ship in distress. |
The authorities are calculating the right conditions to bring seafarers to the island of Phu Quy or the city of Vung Tau (Ba Ria – Vung Tau) to take care of their health and implement measures to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic.
The search for the remaining crew members is still ongoing.
Previously, the Binh Thuan Border Command (BCH) said that at 4:30 am on December 17, the Panamanian ship Xin hong included 15 crew members (11 Chinese and 4 Vietnamese) carrying 7,800 tons of land. Lightning, the trip from Malaysia to Hong Kong.
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| The ship Xin Hong bowed in the sea area near Phu Quy Island. Photo: Phu Quy Border Observatory Taken |
Due to bad weather, the captain asked permission to enter the port of Phu Quy to avoid refuge. However, when it was approximately 1.5 nautical miles from the island of Phu Quy, the ship was tilted and in danger of sinking, so the captain requested a rescue.
Upon receiving the information, the Binh Thuan Border Guard sent ship CN / 09 BP.11.19.01 to rescue him. At the same time, the Phu Quy District People’s Committee prepared the location and the necessary aspects to make the medical declaration, isolate the crew according to the Covid-19 prevention regulations and participate in the rescue of the ship.
A foreign ship crashed near Phu Quy island, 15 crew members were missing
A Panamanian ship with 15 crew members disappeared en route to the island of Phu Quy (Binh Thuan province) to protect itself from the storm.
Le Huan
