Casualities details
Ship casualties, including types of incidents, specific dates, and additional narrative details.
Casualty type
Medical Emergency
Casualty details
Two crew members suffered serious burns in a work accident, about 175nm southeast of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung, while en route from Singapore to China. Captain requested medevac of the two men, but the ship was redirected towards the city of Vung Tau. An SAR vessel provided initial assistance and then transferred the men to the Vietnam-France Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.
Casualty details
Boarded by 6 robbers armed with knives abt 5 nautical miles E of Pulau Karimun Kecil, Indonesia, in 01 07 N 103 30 E, 13 Aug 2015. Alarm raised, crew mustered, robbers escaped empty-handed.