The 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.
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.
It was around 104 nm southwest of Con Dao and 191 nm from the Vang Tau Cape in southern Vietnam
The container ship Androusa, owned by Costamare, was nearby and was asked by Vietnamese authorities to aid the tanker in distress.
The 53,439 DWT container vessel, operating under charter, was sailing from China and was headed to Singapore.
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.
The container ship reached the burning
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