Chinese freighter with Vietnamese sailor on board sinks
A Chinese-owned cargo ship
with 19 crew members, including one Vietnamese, sank in rough seas off
the Republic of Korea’s southeastern port of Pohang on October 15.
A Chinese-owned cargo ship
with 19 crew members, including one Vietnamese, sank in rough seas off
the Republic of Korea’s southeastern port of Pohang on October 15.
The RoK coastguard reports that as of 10a.m on October 16, nine bodies
had been recovered while eight people were rescued and two remained
missing. The dead and missing have not been identified.
As
strong wind and rough seas pushed away the 8,461-tonne ship and sank it,
crew members reported the freighter’s situation to local police but the
force failed to approach it due to the harsh weather.
The
incident happened after the CHENGLU 15 had finished unloading goods it
transported from Pyeongtaek port to Pohang port and was at its anchorage
outside the later’s breakwater.-VNA
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