Stop searching for Vinalines Queen crew
After the Japan Self-Defense Forces' fruitless flight, from January 8, all search activities for the crew of the Vinalines Queen ship using specialized means have stopped.
Speaking to reporters on the morning of January 8, Mr. Nguyen Anh Vu, General Director of the Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center, said that from today, the search for the crew of the Vinalines Queen ship using specialized means such as ships and planes will no longer be carried out.
Search and rescue agencies of Japan, China, Taiwan, and the Philippines will issue search notices and broadcast them to ships and boats operating in the area. If there is any information, these ships and boats will report back.
"Today is the 14th day since the Vinalines Queen went missing. The search operation carried out by Vietnam for this ship is second only to the search for the crew missing due to typhoon Chanchu," said Mr. Vu.
The search for the Vinalines Queen crew is no longer being carried out using specialized means. Photo: JW
A day earlier, at noon on January 7, the Japan Coast Guard's JA8750-Falcon 900 search plane had conducted a search but found no sign of the missing crew members of the Vinalines Queen. This was considered the last effort of the search and rescue agencies for the 22 crew members of the ship.
To mobilize help from the people, the Vietnamese Embassy in the Philippines on January 5 sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Philippine military asking for help in informing fishermen and residents around Luzon island about the reward for each Vinalines Queen sailor found.
On December 25, while transporting 54,400 tons of nickel ore from Indonesia to China, when reaching the Northeast of Luzon Island (Philippines), Vinalines Queen reported listing 18 degrees and lost contact with 23 crew members.
Up to now, apart from sailor Dau Ngoc Hung who was lucky to survive, news about the Vinalines Queen ship and the remaining 22 crew members of the ship is still zero.
| Developments of the Vinalines Queen ship sinking |
| Vinalines Queen and 23 crew members transported 54,400 tons of nickel ore from Indonesia to China, with normal technical and equipment condition. - At 5:48 a.m. on December 25, in wind force 8-9, the ship reported a 20-degree list to the left, the cause unknown. The captain changed course to a safe position near the Philippines. - An hour later, the ship reported a left tilt of 18 degrees, was approaching the coast of the Philippines, and then lost contact. - Two minutes later, due to a large left list combined with big waves, Vinalines Queen sank. One sailor managed to hold onto a life buoy, the other crew members were missing. - On the afternoon of December 26, information was released that Vinalines Queen and 23 crew members were missing. Taiwanese rescue forces sent vehicles to the scene twice to search, but due to the strong winds and waves in the area, they were unable to operate. - On the afternoon of December 27, the Japan Coast Guard searched and discovered an oil slick near the coordinates of the ship reporting a tilt and then losing signal. - On the morning of December 28, a helicopter from the Japan Coast Guard flew for 3 hours around the area where the Vietnamese ship went missing but still only saw an oil slick. - On December 29, the helicopter search was suspended. Many experts believe that the ship sank due to unstable liquefied ore, causing loss of balance in bad weather conditions. - On the morning of December 30, 5 Dau Ngoc Hung, sailors on the sunken Vinalines Queen ship, were rescued by a British ship. The remaining 22 crew members are still missing. |
According to VNExpress