Cargo Ship Sinks Near Vietnam, All 11 Crew Rescued

A Vietnam-flagged general cargo vessel sank in about 380 nautical miles east of Vung Tau, Vietnam, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said.

All eleven crewmembers of the general cargo vessel had been rescued by the Vietnam coast guard.

At about 4 p.m. local time on March 10, the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Singapore operated by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), received a distress alert from the general cargo vessel HUNG PHAT 89 (HP89), within the Singapore maritime search and rescue region.

MRCC Singapore immediately issued navigational broadcasts for vessels in the vicinity to keep a lookout and report sightings of the vessel in distress, and also alerted MRCC Vietnam.

At about 7 p.m. local time on March 10 MRCC Vietnam informed MRCC Singapore that all 11 crew onboard the vessel HP89 had been rescued by the Vietnam coast guard, and that the vessel had sunk.

^{Source: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)}