2 ships from China drifting on the Red River, fear of colliding with the bridge

Tối 9/9, trao đổi với PV VietNamNet, ông Bùi Thiên Thu, Cục trưởng Cục Đường thủy nội địa Việt Nam cho biết đã có báo cáo MOT đề nghị cấp thẩm quyền có hướng xử lý đối với 2 tàu không có người, từ Trung Quốc trôi dạt trên sông Hồng. 

The two ships, each weighing about 100 tons, were sand dredgers and had no one on board. By the morning of September 9, the ships had drifted to Coc Leu Bridge but had not yet affected the bridge. The ships then continued to drift to the Pho Moi Bridge area (located about 9 km downstream from Coc Leu Bridge).

It is expected that on the evening of September 9, the two ships will drift to Pho Lu bridge (crossing the Red River in Bao Thang district, Bac Ninh province). Lao Cai).

Mr. Thu said that the Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration and related localities do not have enough capacity, means and equipment to handle the two ships above.

“Sở GTVT tỉnh Lào Cai cũng như đơn vị quản lý đường thủy trên sông Hồng chỉ có ca nô công suất nhỏ, không đủ kéo, giữ 2 tàu này. Để tránh ảnh hưởng đến các cầu trên sông Hồng trong khi nước lũ đang dâng cao, Cục đã có báo cáo gửi Bộ GTVT kiến nghị Bộ báo cáo Prime minister command Ministry of National Defense "We will take the lead in finding a solution," Mr. Thu informed. 

In addition, the Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration has also notified the Departments of Transport to obtain information for coordination in handling. 

Previously, the Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration received a report from the Lao Cai Provincial Department of Transport about two ships from China drifting on the Red River towards Coc Leu Bridge (Lao Cai City), which needed to be handled to avoid hitting the bridge piers on the Red River.