Hanoi: Gearbulk yesterday provided an update on the search and rescue operations of its ship, Bulk Jupiter which sank off Vietnam on January 2.
No new crewmembers or debris from the sunken vessel have been detected during the recent search operations. A fleet of vessels and planes, under direction of the Vietnamese Coast Guard are participating in the operations from where Bulk Jupiter issued distress signals. The Gearbulk vessel ''Sunbird Arrow'' is taking part in the SAR operation.
A representative from Gearbulk's Bergen office has travelled to Vung Tao, Vietnam, where the surviving cook and the bodies of the two deceased arrived on Sunday. The cook was initially shielded from the public and taken to a hospital for appropriate medical attention before he was able to meet with the authorities.
He will be repatriated to the Philippines as soon as practically possible. [06/01/15]
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