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    Eight cargo ships beached or sank in typhoon

    November 7, 2017
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    Eight cargo ships beached or sank in typhoon

    The "Biển Bắc 16" was among those eight ships the typhoon Damrey damaged on Nov 4, 2017, when it hit the south and central Vietnam coast. Two ships sank, others were beached, and two crew members died, 11 more were missing. There were on the whole 76 crew members on board the affected ships. The "Fei Yue 9" was smashed onto rocks. Other ships were the "Biển Bắc" with 10 crew members, the "Hoa Mai 68" with 11 crew members, the "Son Long 08" with 12 crew members, the passenger ship "Jupiter" with seven crew members), the "Hà Trung 98" with 10 crew members), the "Nam Khánh 26" with 11 crew members and the "Fei Yue 9" with nine crew members. A total of 76 crew members was on board these ships. The "An Phú 68", 1833 dwt, with eight crew members wsank, the crew was saved.

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