Hanoi (VNA) – All 30 people on board an Indonesian-registered vessel were rescued on May 20 after it capsized in waters northeast of Pedra Branca, within Singapore's maritime search and rescue region.
The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre of Singapore received an alert at 7:20am local time from a Hong Kong-registered containership reporting the incident, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said in a statement.
The centre coordinated the search and rescue operation, issuing navigational broadcasts to nearby vessels. A Liberia-registered bulk carrier was directed to the scene and successfully rescued all the 30 individuals.
The rescued persons will be disembarked in Batam, Indonesia./.