Five Malaysian sailors in distress brought ashore

Rescue forces of the Thua Thien-Hue Border Guard and the Marine Search and Rescue Centre Zone 2 on December 25 brought ashore five crew members of a Malaysian ship going drift in Vietnam’s sea waters.
Rescue forces of the Thua Thien-Hue Border Guard and the Marine Search and Rescue Centre Zone 2 on December 25 brought ashore five crew members of a Malaysian ship going drift in Vietnam’s sea waters.

The Malaysian ship, Onnekas One, was found adrift around 300m off the coast of Quang Cong commune of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on December 23, when it was towed by Singapore’s Sebang T7 ship to China for repair.

The sailors were reported to be in good health condition.

The same day, SAR27-01 ship of Vishipel Ltd., Co rescued 13 Vietnamese fishermen on board BD94479 TS ship when their ship had broken engine and went drift in the waters, about 42 nautical miles off Nha Trang city. -VNA

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