On the morning of September 10, according to information from the Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration, two abandoned ships drifting from China to Vietnam were towed to shore by Lao Cai Provincial Police.
Previously, the unit had to consider asking the army to destroy two ships to avoid crashing into bridges on the Red River.
This is a large ship so there is not enough equipment to tow or anchor the ship in the current high and fast-flowing flood conditions.
When unmanned and drifting freely, boats are at risk of crashing into bridge piers, especially in the context of the Red River flood rising very high.
Previously, on September 9, the Lao Cai Department of Transport reported to the Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration that two suction ships (about 100-ton transport ships) drifted from China to Coc Leu Bridge (Lao Cai City) but did not affect the bridge.
Last evening (September 9), 2 ships appeared in the Pho Moi bridge area, then drifted to Pho Lu bridge (Bao Thang, Lao Cai) and continued drifting to Yen Bai province.
At that time, water from upstream was pouring down, making rescue work and anchoring the ship difficult.
