Foreign ship sinking in the sea of ​​Phu Quy: 11 people found, 4 dead and missing



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Regarding the sinking of a Panamanian clay tanker off the island of Phu Quy, on December 18, information from the Binh Thuan Provincial Search and Rescue Command Office indicated that 11 crew members were rescued. (8 Chinese, 3 Vietnamese), 2 died, 2 were still missing.

In it, 10 crew members were rescued on December 17 at night and 1 crew member was found at noon 18-12. Also at noon the same day, rescuers found two bodies of the Chinese victim.

Foreign ship sinking in the sea of ​​Phu Quy: 11 people found, 4 dead and missing - Photo 1.

Xin Hong ship before sinking

Currently, the SAR 413 ship and the Coast Guard ship are still urgently searching for the remaining two crew members.

The rescued crew members were immediately treated in the lifeboat and are being monitored at the Phu Quy Island District Medical Center.

Information from the Border Guard, after tilting to the point of sinking completely, the ship Xin Hong lost its identification mark about 19 nautical miles from the island of Phu Quy.

Foreign ship sinking in the sea of ​​Phu Quy: 11 people found, 4 dead and missing - Photo 2.

Functional forces launched rescue buoys at sailors

Foreign ship sinking in the sea of ​​Phu Quy: 11 people found, 4 dead and missing - Photo 3.

One member of the crew is in the care of the Coast Guard on board.

Previously, as reported by the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper, at 4:30 p.m. on December 17, the boat carrying Panamanian nationality with 15 people (11 Chinese, 4 Vietnamese) passed through Phu. You have an accident.

Foreign ship sinking in the sea of ​​Phu Quy: 11 people found, 4 dead and missing - Photo 4.

Rescuers continue to urgently search for two missing victims

The ship carrying 7,800 tons of clay on a voyage from Malaysia to Hong Kong, passing through the waters of Binh Thuan province, there are signs of tipping due to the clay drifting to one side. When the ship was about to sink, the captain communicated through the system with the border guard of the island of Phu Quy requesting permission to dock in the port to solve the problem.

11 crew members were rescued, 2 died on a foreign ship in an accident in the Binh Thuan sea

With the permission of Fort Bien, the ship moved towards the port of Phu Quy Island, but bowed heavily and sank. When the ship was about to sink, the captain continued to send an emergency signal. At the time of the incident, Phu Quy religious district had grade 8 grade 6 winds, 4-5 m high waves, the rescue team encountered many obstacles in the search process.



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