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Search to be continued
Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) will continue searching for 22 missing Vietnamese crewmen aboard the Vinalines Queen that sank off the coast of the Philippines on Christmas Day, to meet their families’ wish. If the weather is favourable on Jan. 16, a Philippine flying service unit will send patrol helicopters to scour the waters within the Philippine territory where the "Vinalines Queen" reportedly went down. On Jan. 8, the Japanese Coast Guard gad said it will call off the search for missing Vinalines Queen crew until there is a new signal or information about the ship and its crew members. Meanwhile, rescue groups of Japan, China, the Philippines and Vietnam will continue to ask ships operating in the area to increase observation. The sole survivor, had arrived in Vietnam on Jan. 4.
Search finally called off
The Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Co-ordination Centre would temporarily end the search for 22 missing crew of the sunken cargo vessel "Vinalines Queen" if there were no more signs to follow. Japan and the Philippines had no plans to continue their specialised rescue plane and ship search without new information about the sunken vessel. Their search and rescue forces, along with those of China and Viet Nam, asked other vessels to strengthen their watch on the sea. If any sign was found, they were asked to send that information to the search and rescue forces. Vinalines had a US$27 million insurance policy on the ship and accident insurance of $25,000-40,000 for each sailor.
Sole survivor back in Hanoi
Dau Ngoc Hung, the only survivor of the sinking of the "Vinalines Queen", arrived in Hanoi on Jan 5 at 8.30 p.m. After five days adrift at sea, he was saved by the British ship "London Courage" and arrived at Marine South Pier of Singapore on Jan. 4. With the aid of the Embassy of Vietnam in Singapore and the Vietnamese Shipping he could embark on a flight of Vietnam Airlines the same day.
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