Image for representation purposes only.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Vietnam Maritime Authority saved 20 crew members from a burning tanker off its coast. They received the news on Friday, August 8, 2025, that the Vietnamese-flagged tanker GT Unity experienced an electrical fire.<\/p>\n
The 7631 DWT tanker built in 2008 was loaded with 3872 tonnes of crude oil and was on its way from Malaysia to the Vietnamese port of Dung Quat.<\/p>\n
It was around 104 nm southwest of Con Dao and 191 nm from the Vang Tau Cape in southern Vietnam<\/p>\n
The container ship Androusa, owned by Costamare, was nearby and was asked by Vietnamese authorities to aid the tanker in distress.<\/p>\n
The 53,439 DWT container vessel, operating under charter, was sailing from China and was headed to Singapore.<\/p>\n
The Vietnamese authorities alerted the Navy and Coast Guard, and a patrol boat was dispatched from Vung Tau. They also asked the crew members of a drilling rig close to the site to participate in the rescue.<\/p>\n
The container ship reached the burning tanker and reported that 16 of the 20 crew members had abandoned the vessel.<\/p>\n
The container ship was able to rescue all 20 of the crew members.<\/p>\n
The patrol boat was also about the reach the site of the accident to evacuate the injured crew members. One person was reported in critical condition.<\/p>\n
The director of the Vietnam Maritime and Waterways Administration, Le Do Muoi, said that they would be awarding a certificate of merit to the captain and crew members of the Androusa for recognising the need and taking responsible actions in this incident.<\/p>\n
The owner of the GT Unity was told to arrange ships to extinguish the fire and salvage the drifting ship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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