VTB 36

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Fire on cargo ship on Thi Vai River

The "VTB 36" caught fire in the night of Dec 9, 2016, at 11.15 p.m. on the Thị Vải river, upstream from Vũng Tàu . The fire started at 11 p.m. in the superstructure. The vessel, being loaded with 4630 tons of maize, was en route from Cái Mép to Quy Nhơn. The Coastguard Station Cái Mép sent two boats in collaboration with the police and fire rescue of the Tan Thanh District and other forces conducting rescue work, among them five tugs. The fire was extinguished during the night of Dec 10 at 2.30 a.m. by tugs, the 12 crew members, two passengers and two pilots were evacuated. In the run of Dec 10 the ship was anchored in the port area of Phước Hòa in the Tân Thành District. The superstructure was largely gutted. Vietnamese reports with photos: http://vov.vn/tin-24h/tau-cho-ngo-bi-chay-tren-song-thi-vai-576543.vov http://tuoitre.vn/tin/chinh-tri-xa-hoi/20161210/chay-tau-cho-gan-5000-tan-bap/1233655.html