Posts Tagged ‘ The Ship ’

Two found alive, many missing in Italy liner disaster 

January 15, 2012
Two found alive, many missing in Italy liner disaster 

  A handout from the Italian Guardia de Finanza shows the Costa Concordia, after the cruise ship ran aground and keeled over off the Isola del Giglio. Two South Korean honeymooners were rescued Sunday from a cruise ship that hit rocks and keeled over off the west coast of Italy, but three were confirmed dead [...]

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Sole rescued sailor floated in open ocean for 5 days 

January 7, 2012
Sole rescued sailor floated in open ocean for 5 days 

  Dau Ngoc Hung (L) arrives at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport January 4. Hung is the sole survivor out of 23 sailors who were on board the Vietnamese cargo vessel Vinalines Queen which reportedly sank off the Philippines on December 25 without sending distress signals. The sole survivor from the Vinalines Queen, the Vietnamese [...]

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Foreign ships join continued search for Vietnamese freighter 

January 3, 2012
Foreign ships join continued search for Vietnamese freighter 

A file photo of the Vinalines Queen Vietnamese search and rescue authorities said Saturday 13 foreign ships traveling in the vicinity of the Vinalines Queen freighter, which allegedly went missing off the Philippines on Dec. 25, have accepted a request to search for the ship. Nguyen Anh Vu, director of the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination [...]

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Two ship crew members die suffocate in cargo hold 

August 23, 2011

  The bodies of two crew members who allegedly died from asphyxiation while trapped in a traveling ship’s cargo hold were sent back to the northern city of Hai Phong Friday. According to the city’s port authorities, Nguyen Van Son, head of the crew, and deck hand Dao Dinh Quynh, were found dead in the goods [...]

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Antiques discovered in Vietnam wrecked steamship 

June 1, 2011
Antiques discovered in Vietnam wrecked steamship 

A ceramic jar recovered from the wrecked ship in Thua Thien-Hue Province (Photo: VnExpress). Divers recovered antiques from the wreck of a 19th century steamship off the central Vietnamese coast of Thua Thien-Hue Province. The team has reportedly recovered a ceramic jar, a set of elephant foot bones and two ancient coins. According to the [...]

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India calling 

May 15, 2011
India calling 

  This week, nearly 500 Indian sailors flooded into Saigon during a four-day friendly Port Call. Sailors in pressed white uniforms could be seen everywhere, on city sidewalks and parks, taking in the town. In the midst of the visit, the crew took time to welcome members of Saigon society aboard. On May 10, Rear [...]

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Danish vessel grounded in southern Vietnam 

May 11, 2011
Danish vessel grounded in southern Vietnam 

Grete Maersk, a Danish ship, has been grounded in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau since Tuesday A Danish container ship weighing 115,000 tons has been grounded in the southern resort town of Vung Tau, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province, since Tuesday.   The Grete Maersk was on its way from [...]

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China releases Vietnamese ship after $800,000 compensation payment 

April 18, 2011
China releases Vietnamese ship after $800,000 compensation payment 

Vinalines Global, detained in a commercial dispute in China, has been released after the compensation of US$800,000 ordered by a Chinese court was paid Friday. A Vietnamese ship detained in China in a commercial dispute is expected to head back to Vietnam Sunday, after its owner, state-owned Vietnam Shipping Lines (Vinalines), paid US$800,000 in compensation.   [...]

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Captain coconut 

March 24, 2011
Captain coconut 

The 25-meter long, two-story vessel, made of coconut shell and other composite materials, is serving as a floating restaurant in the central coastal province of Phu Yen’s Da Rang River Pham Hong Binh may be the first man to float a restaurant on coconuts. But, then again, he wouldn’t have it any other way. In [...]

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Company denies reports about ship stranded off Indian coast 

February 18, 2011

  A representative of the company which owns a Vietnamese ship reported to be stranded off the coast of southern India for nearly six months with 18 sailors on board on Wednesday rejected the reports carried in the Indian media.   Vu Quang, deputy director of Bien Nam Ship Trade Co., Ltd., said the ship’s Malaysian captain Maung Maung [...]

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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...