The search has hastened for eight sailors missing after two cargo ships collided off shore Khanh Hoa province on November 9– three have been rescued so far.
The Phuc Xuan 68 with 11 crew members on board collided around 1:30 am on November 9 with the Nam Vy 69 in the waters around 10 nautical miles southeast of Nha Trang
At a press conference on November 9, the Vietnam Maritime Administration said it has directed units to conduct an extensive search ofthe coastal areas between Binh Thuan and Ba Ria Vung Tau.
In the face of strong winds and rough waves, five vessels from the the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre and 11 smaller vessels have been fully mobilized in the search.
Nguyen Nhat, Vietnam Maritime Administration Head operating under the assumption that the missing sailors may still be alive, has marshaled an all out effort from Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan and Vung Tau to find them.
In another waterway accident, a boat on the reservoir lake of Dong Nai 4 Hydropower Plant in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong’s Bao Loc district sank on the evening of November 8.
The six people on board included five staff of local forestry firm Loc Bac State Operating Company, who were escorting a man they caught illegally cutting down trees to the local authorities.
Three company employees were able to swim back to shore. The other two disappeared along with the logger. The body of one company staff was found and the search for the others continues.
