Cyprus-flagged ship Captain Antonis runs aground in Vung Tau
VOV.VN - The Maritime Administration of Vung Tau city in southern Vietnam on April 27 that it has rescued the Cyprus-flagged ship Captain Antonis which ran aground near Vung Tau estuary on April 26.
The vessel, spanning 230 metres with carrying capacity of more than 82,000 tonnes, was carrying 68,000 tonnes of corn and wheat.
However, when moving into the anchorage to wait for quarantine procedures at 15:30 p.m., it ran aground near Vung Tau estuary.
Receiving the news, the Maritime Administration of Vung Tau and local authority immediately mobilised rescue teams to head to the scene.
It took 10 hours for the team to get the ship out of its predicament.
