Freighter sinks off Vietnam; all 18 crew members rescued in Singapore-coordinated effort


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SINGAPORE: All 18 crew members of a freighter that sank off the coast of Vietnam have been rescued, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on Saturday (Jan 11).

MPA said in a statement that its Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) was alerted at around 7am on Jan 11 by Hong Kong-registered container ship Nicolai Maersk of a distress call it received from the Vietnam-registered freighter Dolphin 18.

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