On the morning of July 21, Mr. Nguyen Van Son - Chairman of the City People's Committee. Hoi An informed PV Lao Dong about the initial cause of the sinking of a tourist boat carrying 23 people (20 tourists and 3 crew members) to swim and dive to see coral, which occurred in the early afternoon of July 20, in the area. Cu Lao Cham island, Tan Hiep commune.
“The accident occurred in calm weather, calm sea conditions, and tourist activities were being organized normally. According to initial assessments, the cause was due to the ship hitting a reef. Specifically, we are waiting for an official report from the border guard force.
This incident was due to a technical problem, not due to incorrect procedures or incorrect instructions on ensuring the safety of sea travel. The ship where the incident occurred is the ship of the company participating in transporting passengers (Dung Hieu Tourism Services Co., Ltd. - PV) to Cu Lao Cham Island, with full registration" - Mr. Son said.
According to Mr. Son, after the ship parked, all the tourists went down to swim, scuba dive and then backed out when there was a problem. It wasn't that they were on the way to transport passengers to Cu Lao Cham when it sank. When it sank, there were no tourists on board (the tourists had brought buoys down to scuba dive).
In the area where the incident occurred, there was a marine conservation force involved in monitoring scuba diving activities, so they promptly joined with the border guard to rescue tourists and the sinking ship, then arranged another ship to pick up the tourists. guests return to the mainland.
The rescue operation took place quickly, within about 30 minutes from the incident, the safety of all crew members and tourists was guaranteed.
"It is currently the peak tourist season on Cu Lao Cham Island, every day there are from 3,000 to 4,000 tourists coming to the island, the weather is calm and the sea is calm, so ensuring the safety of tourists is absolutely important" - leader City. Hoi An more information.
