Central Vietnam

Bulk Carrier Grounded Due To Passing Typhoon

According to recent news report by Nikolay Torkin for the Maritime Bulletin, a bulk carrier GIA BAO 268 was beached by passing typhoon at night Nov 9 at Dung Quat port, Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam.

Bulk carrier beached 

A bulk carrier was beached by passing typhoon at Dung Quat Port, Quang Ngai Province, Central Vietnam.  The incident took place at night November 9, 2020.

Rescue operations

The ship was anchored in port waters after offloading cargo of limestone, she was in ballast with...

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Rescue Mission Turns Dramatic

  • Cargo vessel was swept away as it was docking at the Cua Viet Port amid serious flooding caused by days of torrential rains.
  • Crew members and a fisherman were rescued three days after.
  • All stranded men had been brought to safety, with the exception of one.
  • The body of the missing crew washed ashore in Quang Tri Province’s Hai An Commune.

A final rescue mission by military forces saved eight people after they had been stuck in rough seas around 400 meters off the coast of Trieu An Commune,...

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