Quang Ngai barge sinking leaves three dead and two missing
A barge capsized when travelling to Ly Son Island in the central province of Quang Ngai, killing three and leaving two others unaccounted for.
Quang Ngai Border Guard Chief Commander Major General Tran Tuan Anh reported that the incident occurred this morning, April 24 when the barge was transporting stone from Ky Ha District to Ly Son Island. It suddenly sank some three nautical miles from Ly Son.
Rescue force recovered three bodies at around 10 am, while two others remained missing.
The barge was carrying heavy stones amid rough waters, which would have been the main cause of the incident, according to an initial assessment by local authorities.
Quang Ngai has continued to search for the missing.
Quang Ngai Border Guard Chief Commander Major General Tran Tuan Anh reported that the incident occurred this morning, April 24 when the barge was transporting stone from Ky Ha District to Ly Son Island. It suddenly sank some three nautical miles from Ly Son.
The barge capsized when travelling to Ly Son Island in the central province of Quang Ngai, killing three and leaving two others unaccounted for: (Photo by Van Luong)
Rescue force recovered three bodies at around 10 am, while two others remained missing.
The barge was carrying heavy stones amid rough waters, which would have been the main cause of the incident, according to an initial assessment by local authorities.
Quang Ngai has continued to search for the missing.
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