Navy dispatches 2 ships to rescue Singapore cargo ship on fire

At 2:20 p.m. on January 31, the APL ship Vancouver (Singaporean nationality) was traveling from Hong Kong to Singapore, when it was about 4 nautical miles southeast of Hon Dua dam, it caught fire in compartment number 7.

The Department of Search and Rescue has mobilized Coast Guard ship 8005 and SAR ship 2701 to respond and provide support.

The area where the fire occurred had bad weather and big waves. Photo: Contributor

Due to the complicated developments of the fire, at 8:20 a.m. today (February 1), the Department of Rescue and Search and Rescue requested the Navy to continue to mobilize the Tan Cang Dragon ship belonging to the Saigon New Port Corporation (Navy) to the scene. At 9:30 a.m. the same day, the Navy Command mobilized another ship, 991, belonging to the 189th Navy Submarine Brigade, departing from Cam Ranh to carry out the firefighting mission.

At 2:30 a.m. on January 2, Navy ships approached the Vancouver and coordinated with forces to deploy water spray to reduce fire and smoke.

The Navy dispatched two ships to rescue the Singapore cargo ship. Photo: Contributor

The Vancouver ship owner is also hiring five experts from France to advise the Vancouver on fire fighting. The Vancouver has a capacity of 115,000 tons. The area where the ship crashed is currently experiencing bad weather and high waves.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/quan-chung-hai-quan-dieu-2-tau-cuu-nan-tau-hang-singapore-bi-chay-185824559.htm