On the afternoon of December 30, authorities of Quang Ninh province reported that 3 people and their families died in the hold of a ship carrying wood chips in Quang Yen town.
Accordingly, at about 10:30 a.m. on December 30, the ship carrying wood chips with the number ND 2388 was owned by Mr. Ninh Quang Cach (born 1985, residing in Cat Thanh town, Truc Ninh district, Nam Dinh province). Moving in the direction from Thai Nguyen to Ha Long. When arriving at buoy area No. 9 at the beginning of Cai Tat river, passing through Lien Hoa commune (Quang Yen town, Quang Ninh province), the ship carrying wood chips stopped to repair the water pump.
Authorities brought 3 people and their families who died in the ship’s hold to shore. Photo: QMG
At this time, there were 3 crew members on the ship including Mr. Ninh Quang Cach (born 1985), Ms. Tran Thi Men (born 1985) and Ninh Manh Hung (born 2006) – from the same family, all residing in Cat Thanh town. , Truc Ninh district, Nam Dinh province, went down to the engine compartment for repairs and was suffocated.
Discovering the incident, crew member Tran Manh Quyet (born 1993, residing in Cat Thanh town, Truc Ninh district, Nam Dinh province) intended to go down and rescue the above three people. However, when he walked down the stairs, Mr. Quyet found it difficult to breathe, so he went back up and called for help.
Immediately after receiving the information, the People’s Committee of Quang Yen Town directed the Quang Yen Town Police to mobilize the Fire and Rescue Police, Waterway Police to coordinate with functional forces to approach the scene and use the information. Using anti-gas masks to take 3 victims out of the ship’s hold. However, all three crew members were killed.
Immediately upon receiving the information, Secretary of the Quang Ninh Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Ky and Chairman of the People’s Committee of Quang Ninh Province Cao Tuong Huy directed Quang Yen Town to coordinate with the authorities to support relatives and families of the victims. cause and promptly investigate and clarify the cause of the incident. Provincial leaders also sent their regards and deep condolences to the relatives and families of the victims.
Immediately after the incident, Quang Ninh province supported each victim’s family with 18 million VND. Meanwhile, Quang Yen Town supported the victims’ families with 30 million VND.