VietNamNet Bridge – Vinalines organized a requiem for the 22 missing sailor of Vinalines Queen at Thang Phuc pagoda in the northern port city of Hai Phong on the afternoon of January 9.
The requiem had the presence of Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang, officials of Hai Phong city, the families of 22 sailors and thousands of people.

A representative of the 22 families, Ngo Viet Minh, asked competent agencies to pursue the search of missing sailors.

“In my mind, there is no word like ‘dead sailors.’ I always believe that my husband and other sailors are on some inhabited islands near the area where the ship was sunk,” said Tran Thi Thang, the wife of chief mechanic Le Ba Truc.

Nguyen Van Hanh, director of Vinalines Shipping Company, emphasized: “With sentiments and responsibility, we promise to try every measure to bring sailors back to their families. I wish that families of sailors to contain your pain to continue your lives.”

At the requiem, sailor Dau Ngoc Hung, who is believed to be the only survivor, burned incense and share pain with the families of 22 missing sailors. “I hope that miracle will happen to these families,” he said.

It is a forth night since the Vinalines Queen was sunken, with 22 sailors offshore the Philippines. After flights on January 8 were without any good news, the Japanese coast guard forces stop searching for Vietnamese sailors by specialized vehicles like helicopters or ships.

Search and rescue agencies of Japan, China, Taiwan and the Philippines will only send request of search to ships operating in the area where the accident happened.

The requiem in photos:


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