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Vietnamese navy rescue Malaysian drifted barge

by VTV409 January 2019 Last updated at 08:30 AM

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VTV.vn - At 9 am on January 4, the EVERLINE 3 pusher boat and the MANYPLUS 5 barge, which was carrying three sailors, stalled on its way to HCM City from Thailand.

The pusher boat’s owner had requested for a rescue and was eventually found by vessel 954 of Vietnam’s Naval Zone 5 at a position located 51 nautical miles southwest of Thổ Chu island. The barge is now being handed over to the ship TC Dragon of Tan Cang Offshore Services Joint Stock Company. The three sailors on the drifted barge have already received medical care.