Society

Pirates kidnap six Vietnamese sailors off Philippine coast

Pirates attacked a Vietnamese cargo ship and kidnapped six out of its 19 crewmembers off the Philippines' Basilan island on November 11, said the Vietnam Maritime Administration.
Pirates kidnap six Vietnamese sailors off Philippine coast ảnh 1Image of the vessel Royal 16 (Photo: vnexpress.net)
 

Hanoi (VNA) – Pirates attacked a Vietnamese cargo ship and kidnapped six out of its 19 crewmembers off the Philippines' Basilan island on November 11, said the Vietnam Maritime Administration.

The ship, named Royal 16, was on its way from Vietnam's northeastern province of Quang Ninh to the Philippines with 19 crewmembers and a cargo of cement when it was attacked.

It is owned by the Quy Sang Maritime Transport Joint Stock Company and operated by the Hoang Gia Maritime Joint Stock Company.

The ship sent an alert at 3:31 a.m. from a location about 10 nautical miles (18 kilometers) southwest of Basilan island.

After the attack, the ship anchored safely at Zamboanga port in the southern Philippines with the remaining 13 crewmembers, including one who suffered gunshot wounds in the arm.

Philippine coast guard officials are investigating the attack.

The Vietnam Maritime Administration has asked regional and international anti-piracy agencies as well as the Consular Department under the Ministry for Foreign Affairs for help.-VNA

VNA
#pirates #kidnap #Vietnamese cargo ship #Vietnam Maritime Administration Philippines ASEAN
Follow VietnamPlus

Related News

Philippines: Gunmen kidnap three foreigners

Philippines: Gunmen kidnap three foreigners

Unidentified gunmen have abducted two Canadian tourists, a Norwegian resort manager and a Filipino woman from a popular resort island in the southern Philippines, the local army confirmed on Sept. 22.

See more

Director of Lacina international import-export firm in China Vu Hoang Thanh Loan (Photo: VNA)

OVs hope for deeper Vietnam – China relations

As Vietnam and China are celebrating the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations and commemorating the Year of Vietnam - China Humanistic Exchange, Vietnamese expatriates in China have expressed their hope for more intensive and substantive relations that bring tangible benefits to enterprises and communities of both sides.

Nguyen Manh Dong, Vice Chairman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV), speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)

Project launched to preserve, promote Vietnamese culture in Europe

The unions of Vietnamese Associations and of Vietnamese Women's Associations in Europe on January 15 announced the launch of a project on preserving and promoting the homeland’s culture in Europe and its associated online competition on the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) – Vietnam’s biggest annual traditional celebration.

Art performance at the programme (Photo: VNA)

Programme brings Tet atmosphere to Vietnamese peacekeepers

Blue-beret Vietnamese officers and soldiers who are on duties in UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan, Abyei on the border of South Sudan and Sudan, the Central African Republic, and at the UN Headquarters in New York, joined warm moments with their comrades and relatives at home during an online exchange programme on January 15, celebrating the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

Artists at the opening ceremony of Sa Dec 2025 Spring Flower Festival (Photo: VNA)

Sa Dec city kicks off 2025 spring flower festival

Sa Dec city in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on January 14 kicked off its 2025 Spring Flower Festival, hoped to become a magnet for visitors from far and wide as the Lunar New Year (Tet) is coming.

Fishing vessels in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre (Photo: nongnghiep.vn)

Ben Tre works hard to handle ‘three no’s’ fishing vessels

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre will continue to strongly implement key tasks in combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities, especially completing the registration of ‘three no’s’ fishing vessels, according to the provincial People’s Committee.