Han River Ship Sinking: Request to Suspend Director of Da Nang Inland Waterways Port Authority

Regarding the responsibility of the units involved in the sinking of the tourist boat Thao Van 2 on the Han River on the evening of June 4, which killed 3 people and injured many others, the Office of the People's Committee of Da Nang City on the afternoon of June 6 said: The Chairman of the People's Committee of the city held a meeting on the morning of the same day to investigate the responsibility and handle the organizations and individuals that caused this unfortunate accident.

Visiting and supporting victims of the tourist boat sinking on the Han River

Accordingly, Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City Huynh Duc Tho has held accountable the City's Department of Transport and the Da Nang Inland Waterways Port Authority in the supervision and management of vehicles.

Based on reports from relevant units, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City requested the Department of Transport to suspend Mr. Le Van Sau, Director of the Da Nang Inland Waterways Port Authority, from work for lack of responsibility in his work and proposed to replace him with someone else.

At the same time, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City also proposed to suspend the work of the Captain of the Da Nang Waterway Port Management Team and assigned responsibility to Mr. Bui Thanh Thuan, Deputy Director of the City Department of Transport in charge of the Port Authority, to complete the management work, rules and regulations so that when someone replaces him, the situation will be restored and there will be no staff gaps.

In addition, the Chairman of the Da Nang City People's Committee also requested the City Border Guard to review the responsibility of the Border Guard Command of Da Nang Port and related individuals; requested the City Police to review the responsibility of the Da Nang Waterway Traffic Police Team for the lack of inspection and warning of violations by waterway vehicles, specifically tourist boats on the evening of June 4./.

According to the Communist Party of Vietnam