HO CHI MINH CITY, March 31 (Xinhua) -- By Friday evening, six bodies of crewmen have been recovered and three sailors still listed as missing after a local cargo ship sank off the coast of Vung Tau city in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on Tuesday, the provincial authorities said Friday.
The 3,000-ton ship, named Hai Thanh 26, sank after collision with another cargo ship called Petrolimex 14 of a Vietnamese oil company, 44 nautical miles east of the city, two crewmen, including the captain were rescued.
Hai Thanh 26 was carrying 11 crewmen and clinker from northern Hai Phong city to southern Can Tho city.
On Friday, the oil company, Vitaco, offered 100 million Vietnamese dong (nearly 4,500 U.S. dollars) to each family of the dead or missing crewmen, and 50 million Vietnamese dong to each of the two rescued crewmen.
