(PLO)- After the overturning of a canoe that killed 17 people on Cua Dai beach, Quang Nam province requested the Vietnam Register to check the safety of the vehicle converted from SI to SB.
The People’s Committee of Quang Nam province has just sent an official letter requesting the Vietnam Register to establish a technical safety inspection team of inland waterway vessels converted from SI standard to SB standard operating on inland waterways. Hoi An – Cu Lao Cham (Hoi An City).
According to the document, the accident of the QNa 1152 ship (composite ship converted from VR-SI registration level to VR-SB level) caused 17 deaths on February 26, 2022 on the national inland waterway of Hoi An. – Cu Lao Cham, has caused confusion and worry for local authorities, business owners, train drivers and people participating in traffic on the route.
The canoe that crashed on the coast of Cua Dai converted from SI standard to SB standard. Photo: TN |
Therefore, the organization of the actual inspection to re-evaluate the converted vehicles from the SI operating area to the SB according to the national technical regulations and the current provisions of the law applicable to the vehicles already in operation. Conversion in the current period is very necessary.
The People’s Committee of Quang Nam province requested the Vietnam Register to soon preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies and units to establish a team to inspect the above-mentioned converted vehicles and propose remedial measures. if any) to ensure the safety of inland waterway traffic, avoid causing confusion and worry for the authorities, businesses and people traveling.
Before that, on the afternoon of February 26, the QNa 1152 canoe of Phuong Dong Company, led by Mr. Le Sen, carried 39 people from Cu Lao Cham inland wharf to Cua Dai. When they reached the position about 1.5 nautical miles from the shore, the accident killed 17 people.
The Investigation Police Agency of the Quang Nam Provincial Police has prosecuted a criminal case of violation of regulations on water transport; prosecuting the accused against captain Le Sen to investigate the crime of Violation of regulations on water traffic control.
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(PLO)- Quang Nam police have prosecuted the accused, arrested and detained Captain Le Sen in the case of 17 dead canoes at Cua Dai beach, Hoi An city.
THANH NHAT