Posts Tagged ‘ Coast Guard ’

Vietnamese boat attacked, robbed by Chinese

February 7, 2010

Fishermen in the central province of Quang Ngai have complained that a Chinese boat robbed and mistreated them as they were fishing off the Hoang Sa (Paracel) islands early this week, a local newswire reported Sunday. According to the complaint submitted to Ly Son District’s Coast Guard Headquarters by fisherman Nguyen Chin, he and his [...]

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Tens of thousands feared dead in Haiti quake

January 14, 2010
Tens of thousands feared dead in Haiti quake

A man calls for help while being trapped at the Port-au-Prince University, after a major earthquake struck, in Port-au-Prince in this January 13, 2010 video grab Traumatized Haitians slept out in parks and streets on Thursday, fearing aftershocks to the catastrophic earthquake that flattened homes and government buildings and buried countless people. Tens of thousands [...]

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Droves of Chinese boats illegally fish Vietnamese waters

January 5, 2010
Droves of Chinese boats illegally fish Vietnamese waters

Da Nang’s border guards.LookAtVietnam – At least 36 Chinese boats were found illegally fishing in Vietnamese waters off the central coast during the last week of last year. Some of the boats were fishing just 35 sea miles off the city of Da Nang.Dinh Tien Dung, a representative of Da Nang Coast Guard, told Vietnamnet [...]

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Droves of Chinese boats illegally fish Vietnamese waters

January 4, 2010

At least 36 Chinese boats were found illegally fishing in Vietnamese waters off the central coast during the last week of last year, local newswire Vietnamnet reported on Monday. Some of the boats were fishing just 35 sea miles off the city of Da Nang, the news source said.Dinh Tien Dung, a representative of Da [...]

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Two fishing boats come under attack in central region

December 31, 2009
Two fishing boats come under attack in central region

A boat is seriously damaged in the attack The Coast Guard unit based in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue said Sunday it rescued two local boats that had been under attack by other vessels from the adjacent Quang Ngai Province. The incident took place at around 8.30 a.m. when Nguyen Van Hung’s [...]

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43 fishermen arrested off Hoang Sa, compensation demanded

December 14, 2009
43 fishermen arrested off Hoang Sa, compensation demanded

Three boats with 43 fishermen were arrested by Chinese authorities off the Hoang Sa (Paracel) islands early this week, the coast guard of Quang Ngai Province said Saturday. According to the border force’s report to authorities in the central province, the three boats, belonging to Duong Lua, Le Van Loc and Le Tan of Ly [...]

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Chan Hom strengthens, ships take evasive action

May 6, 2009
Chan Hom strengthens, ships take evasive action

Thousands of vessels got out of the reach of tropical storm Chan Hom after receiving warnings and instructions from authorities even as it gathered force, experts said Tuesday. More than 3,000 fishermen on 262 vessels in the waters off the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos moved away from the area to find [...]

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Search on for seven crew from Malaysian tug

April 11, 2009

Vietnam’s search and rescue authorities on Friday dispatched an airplane and rescue ships to look for seven crew members missing from a Malaysian tugboat that caught fire off Vietnam’s southern Wednesday. Astaka was towing a sand barge from Can Tho to Singapore on March 31 with 11 crew members from Malaysia, Indonesia and Myanmar, the [...]

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2 cargo ships collide southwest off Tokyo

March 10, 2009
2 cargo ships collide southwest off Tokyo

A South Korean-flagged cargo ship may have sunk after colliding with a Panamanian-registered freighter early Tuesday in waters some 120 km southwest of Tokyo, the Japan Coast Guard said. Photo taken on March 10, 2009 shows the Panamanian-registered freighter which collided with a South Korean-flagged cargo ship. The two ships collieded in waters some 120 [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...