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Cargo ship sinks off Vietnam, captain and one sailor confirmed dead

The bodies of two crew members of the Norwegian cargo ship which sank off the coast of southern Vietnam have been identified as the captain and deputy captain, state media reported Monday. The Thanh Nien (Young People) said the bodies of captain Ronel Acueza Andrin and deputy captain Jerome Maquilang Dincy were brought to southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau on Sunday. Their ship, the Bulk Jupiter, sank with 19 Philippino crew members on Friday en route from Malaysia to China, and Vietnamese rescuers aided by commercial ships passing through the area continued to search for the others, according to Vietnamese authorities and the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs. Their ship, the Bulk Jupiter, sank with 19 Philippino crew members on Friday en route from Malaysia to China, and Vietnamese rescuers aided by commercial ships passing through the area continued to search for the others, according to Vietnamese authorities and the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs. The ship’s chief cook, Angelito Capindo Rojas, is the only known survivor.

I don’t understand why the ship had the accident and sank. I just knew that the ship, which was on its way, suddenly tilted. I just had time to put on life vest and jump into the sea.

Angelito Capindo Rojas