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 the same morning to investigate responsibility and handle organizations and individuals that caused this unfortunate accident.

Visit and support 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 work of supervising and managing 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 suggested replacing 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 assign 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 no staff gaps will occur.

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

According to the Communist Party of Vietnam