Navy Ship 991 successfully rescued oil tanker and 22 crew members

On the morning of January 2, information from the Navy said that at 10:10 a.m. the same day, Ship 991 (belonging to Squadron 418, Brigade 189 - Navy) successfully rescued the Petrolimex 11 ship with 22 crew members to anchor safely at Vinh Tan commune, Tuy Phong district, Binh Thuan province.

Previously, on the afternoon of January 1, after receiving orders from the Navy Command, Submarine Brigade 189 quickly and urgently made good preparations for Ship 991 to quickly depart to carry out its mission.

Ship 991 towed the 40,000-ton ship to a safe anchorage.

Despite the high waves (level 6, level 7), with the level, courage and experience accumulated from many times performing rescue missions at sea, Ship 991 quickly approached the distressed ship. After agreeing on a plan, at 10:00 p.m. the same day, Ship 991 organized towing the Petrolimex 11 to the anchorage area.

Lieutenant Colonel Dinh Van Thuong (Deputy Chief of Staff, Brigade 189 Navy), who directly commanded Ship 991 to carry out the mission, said that this was the first time Ship 991 had carried out a rescue mission on a ship of such large tonnage. Although the mission was difficult and the weather conditions were complicated, the officers and soldiers of Ship 991 determined that the rescue mission was a key and important task, and that in any circumstances, including big waves, strong winds, and even worse weather, they were ready to accept and determined to complete the mission well.

Petrolimex 11 has a tonnage of over 40,000 tons, is 175.9m long, 31m wide, and has 25 crew members on board. Petrolimex 11 was transporting goods for Vitaco company from Malaysia port to Hon Gai port, Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province. When the ship reached the sea area about 20 nautical miles southeast of Cam Ranh city, Khanh Hoa province, the steering system broke down and lost the ability to maneuver.

After more than 12 hours of towing, at 10:10 a.m. on January 2, officers and soldiers of Ship 991 successfully rescued Ship Petrolimex 11 to the anchorage area in Vinh Tan commune, Tuy Phong district, Binh Thuan province safely.

Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/tau-991-hai-quan-cuu-ho-thanh-cong-tau-cho-dau-va-22-thuyen-vien-209192.html