On the afternoon of September 18, the Border Guard Command of Quang Nam province said that at about 1:42 p.m. the same day, the cargo ship An Binh Phat 68, carrying 4,000 tons of stone powder and 8 crew members, was on its journey from Thanh Hoa to Quang Ngai when it was sunk by waves.
The location of the ship accident is about 7km from the coast of Binh Hai, Binh Minh (Thang Binh, Quang Nam).
Currently, 8 crew members on board the ship have boarded a life raft, floating at sea, near the area where the ship sank. The cargo ship An Binh Phat 68 has requested emergency rescue.
Colonel Tran Tien Hien - Commander of the Quang Nam Provincial Border Guard Command - said that as soon as receiving the information, the coastal border force deployed patrol forces, observed the coast, promptly detected the life raft of the ship in distress, and coordinated with the Coast Guard Region 2 to support the rescue.
Due to the influence of the tropical depression that is gradually strengthening into storm No. 4, the area where the ship was in distress has winds of level 6, gusts of level 8, and rough seas. Vehicles of the Quang Nam Provincial Border Guard cannot approach the area where the ship was in distress.
The Coast Guard urgently dispatched Coast Guard Ship 9001 from the northwest of Cu Lao Cham to approach the scene to find a way to rescue.
