The Maritime Administration has asked the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt to assist in bringing back the crew members of the cargo ship True Confidence, which was attacked by Houthis in the Gulf of Aden.
On March 7, the Vietnam Maritime Administration said it had received a report from Hai Phong Maritime Services and Trading Investment Company Limited (HP MARINE) about four Vietnamese crew members on the cargo ship True Confidence that were injured in the attack by Houthi forces. This is the company that signed a contract to send these workers to work on the ship.
The ship, owned by Liberian shipping company True Confidence Shipping, flies the Barbados flag and is operated by Greek company Third January Maritime. Yesterday, the ship was on its way from Singapore to Jeddah - Saudi Arabia when it was hit by a missile attack by Houthi forces in Yemen. There were 20 crew members on board, including 4 Vietnamese crew members, along with 3 armed guards.
HP MARINE reported that the ship was hit by a missile on the left side, causing a large fire. Among the three people killed in the attack was the first mate Dang Duy Kien, 41 years old, residing in Hai An district, Hai Phong. The three remaining Vietnamese crew members are in normal condition, including: chief engineer Pham Van Thanh, 39 years old (from Hai Phong); second engineer Nguyen Van Tao, 36 years old ( Hai Duong ); third engineer Phung Van An, 33 years old (Thai Binh).
The entire crew was taken to LeLaurier Hotel (Djibouti).
Image of the ship M/V True Confidence after being attacked by Houthi, released by the US military. Photo: X/CENTCOM
"We have been working with the crew. Due to the unexpected and dangerous situation, the crew members who escaped from the ship did not carry any identification documents. Only the chief engineer Pham Van Thanh could be contacted by phone," HP MARINE said.
The company has notified the crew members' families and is coordinating with relevant parties to protect their rights and bring them home.
This is the first recorded casualty since the Houthis stepped up attacks on cargo ships passing through the Red Sea to pressure Israel to stop its campaign against Hamas, the Houthis' ally in the anti-Tel Aviv resistance axis in the Middle East.
The Houthis claimed to have "precisely" attacked the True Confidence and that a fire broke out on the vessel. "The vessel was targeted after its crew ignored warnings," the Houthis said, adding that the group would not stop its attacks in the Red Sea until Israel "stops its operations and lifts the blockade on the Palestinians in Gaza."
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