Barge tugboat sank in Quang Ngai, 3 people died, 2 people missing

At noon on April 24, talking to a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, Ms. Pham Thi Huong – Chairwoman of Ly Son District People’s Committee (Quang Ngai) – said that in the Ly Son sea area, there had just been an accident where a tugboat and barge sank. carry stone. Currently, the authorities have recovered 3 bodies.

According to Ms. Pham Thi Huong, the incident was discovered by fishermen who went fishing, so they reported it to the authorities. Ly Son District People’s Committee has directed functional forces to coordinate with Quang Ngai Provincial Border Guard and Quang Ngai Maritime Port Authority to organize search and rescue.

According to an emergency report from the Quang Ngai Maritime Port Authority, the above accident occurred at around 4:00 a.m. on April 24. The tugboat LA-06695 towing barge LA-06883 was traveling from Ky Ha (Quang Nam) to Ly Son island district (Quang Ngai). On the journey to the sea area, about 4 nautical miles from Ly Son island, the tugboat struck. An incident occurred and it sank, causing the barge to sink as well.

The authorities determined that the barge was located at the coordinates of about 150 23′ 14N; 1090 02′ 30E (last AIS signal location) before completely sinking. Immediately after receiving information about the incident, many forces arrived at the scene and coordinated the search.

At 10:30 a.m., authorities discovered and recovered 3 bodies near the location of the barge in distress. According to the list of crew members issued to leave the port to move at sea provided by the Quang Nam Maritime Port Authority, there are 5 crew members on the tugboat.

Tug LA-06695 belongs to Minh Linh Company Limited, has registration class VR-SB, DWT: 9, GT: 40, engine capacity 350 CV. Barge LA-06683 belongs to Minh Linh Company Limited, has registration class VR-SB, DWT: 1366.49, GT: 659.7.

Currently, Quang Ngai Maritime Port Authority has deployed professional expertise, coordinating with Ly Son District People’s Committee and Ly Son District Border Guard Station to carry out search activities for the remaining 2 crew members. In addition, the port authority also notified the Region II Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center to support search and rescue vehicles and provide information for the Da Nang Coastal Information Station to broadcast bulletins.