Unidentified vessel found drifting off the coast of Binh Thuan.

November 17, 2016 06:29

Upon inspecting a foreign iron ship drifting at sea, fishermen from Binh Thuan province found that the lights were still on, many items showed signs of being disturbed, but there was no one on board.

On November 16th, the Binh Thuan Maritime Port Authority announced that two fishing vessels from La Gi town had discovered a large iron ship, approximately 50 meters long and 10 meters wide, with a white cabin and gray hull, drifting in Vietnamese waters about 157 nautical miles from La Gi port.

"Ship"It has a foreign identification number but no flag, so it's unclear which country it belongs to," a port authority official said.

Con tàu được ngư dân lai dắt vào bờ. Ảnh: Thái Hà

The ship was towed ashore by fishermen. Photo: Thai Ha

According to the fishermen, when they discovered it the previous morning, they had already...Upon inspection, the lights on the deck were found to be on, some personal belongings on board showed signs of being disturbed, but no one was present.

The ship has been towed to the Hon Ba area (La Gi) for verification and clarification by the authorities.

According to VNE

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