{"id":24746,"date":"2026-02-11T19:02:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=24746"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:02:31","slug":"50-year-old-ship-captain-jailed-after-he-ordered-crew-to-lie-about-a-colleagues-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=24746","title":{"rendered":"50-Year-Old Ship Captain Jailed After He Ordered Crew To Lie About A Colleague\u2019s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

50-Year-Old Ship Captain Jailed After He Ordered Crew To Lie About A Colleague\u2019s Death
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Nguyen Duc Nghi, the 50-year-old captain of the Vietnam-registered chemical tanker GT Win, was sentenced to 14 months in jail on February 10, 2026, for obstructing the course of justice following the death of a crew member.<\/p>\n

The victim, Hoang Van Chau, 40, died on May 14, 2024, after exposure to naphtha fumes while cleaning a cargo tank in Singapore waters.<\/p>\n

Chief Officer Dao Tien Manh had ordered the cleaning of tanks that were not declared gas-free.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Pump Master Le Thanh Dung provided unsafe, modified breathing apparatuses because standard gear was deemed too bulky for the confined space.<\/p>\n

After Chau collapsed and died, Captain Nghi threw the illicit modified mask into the sea.<\/p>\n

He ordered his crew to lie to Singaporean authorities by claiming the deceased entered a \u201cgas-free\u201d tank, to ensure the victim\u2019s family received an insurance payout.<\/p>\n

The crew initially followed orders but later confessed.<\/p>\n

The cover-up delayed investigations, preventing police from collecting gas samples until 9 days after the tragic incident.<\/p>\n

Dung was earlier sentenced to over 3 months in jail for endangering lives, while Manh\u2019s case remains pending.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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50-Year-Old Ship Captain Jailed After He Ordered Crew To Lie About A Colleague\u2019s Death Image for representation purposes only Nguyen Duc Nghi, the 50-year-old captain of the Vietnam-registered chemical tanker GT Win, was sentenced to 14 months in jail on February 10, 2026, for obstructing the course of justice following the death of a crew […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-24746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marine-insight","category-shipping-news","tag-marine-insight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24746"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24746\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}