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14 feared dead as oil tanker sinks off southern Vietnam HANOI -- A Vietnamese oil tanker has sunk and rescue crews were Thursday searching for 14 crew missing and feared dead while trying to contain an oil slick in the South China Sea, authorities said. The MT Duc Tri carrying 1,700 tons of crude oil was battered by bad weather and capsized near the southern seaside resort of Mui Ne in the night to Wednesday, said authorities in the communist country. One sailor, identified as Luong Van Luu, 50, was rescued by a fishing boat and recovering in nearby Ba Ria hospital, but the other 14 men, including the captain, remained missing on Thursday, officials said. |
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