Five crew members of the Indonesian vessel Jagal Raya were transferred to the Vietnam Ocean Shipping Agency’s branch in Can Tho for repatriation (Photo: VNA)Soc Trang (VNA) - Five crew members of the Indonesian vessel Jagal Raya, which sank inwaters off the coast of the Mekong Delta’s Soc Trang province, were transferredto the Vietnam Ocean Shipping Agency’s branch in Can Tho (VOSA Can Tho) on May14 for repatriation.
VOSA Can Tho was authorised by the Consulate General of Indonesia to take thesailors home.
The five were in stable health and were granted certificates for completingtheir necessary period of quarantine.
The Jagal Raya, which was carrying 230 tonnes of rice from My Thoi Port in theMekong Delta province of An Giang to the Philippines, ran aground at 9pm onApril 26 at Buoy No. 3, about 5 nautical miles southeast of Tra Vinh province.
At 8am on April 27, the ship’s owner informed authorities that it had a problemwith its engine and its cargo area was flooded with water, and requested a tow.
On board were seven Indonesians. From 2.30 pm to 5.15 pm on the same day, thevessel Bien Dong 7 searched an area from Buoy No. 0 to Buoy No. 23 but couldnot locate the Indonesian ship.
The five sailors were rescued by local people, Soc Trang border guards and the Region3 Rescue Centre. They were then sent to healthcare centres in Tran De districtand Vinh Chau town.
The Consulate General of Indonesia sent a thank you letter on May 1 to theBorder Guard Command of Soc Trang province for rescuing and taking care of thesailors./.
VOSA Can Tho was authorised by the Consulate General of Indonesia to take thesailors home.
The five were in stable health and were granted certificates for completingtheir necessary period of quarantine.
The Jagal Raya, which was carrying 230 tonnes of rice from My Thoi Port in theMekong Delta province of An Giang to the Philippines, ran aground at 9pm onApril 26 at Buoy No. 3, about 5 nautical miles southeast of Tra Vinh province.
At 8am on April 27, the ship’s owner informed authorities that it had a problemwith its engine and its cargo area was flooded with water, and requested a tow.
On board were seven Indonesians. From 2.30 pm to 5.15 pm on the same day, thevessel Bien Dong 7 searched an area from Buoy No. 0 to Buoy No. 23 but couldnot locate the Indonesian ship.
The five sailors were rescued by local people, Soc Trang border guards and the Region3 Rescue Centre. They were then sent to healthcare centres in Tran De districtand Vinh Chau town.
The Consulate General of Indonesia sent a thank you letter on May 1 to theBorder Guard Command of Soc Trang province for rescuing and taking care of thesailors./.
VNA
