The freighter Huong Dien 09 capsized and sank in Ha Long Bay off Quang Ninh, Vietnam. The Huong Dien 09 loaded with a cargo of coal became disabled after it’s engine failed. The crew lost control of the vessel, but did not request assistance until the freighter began to have water ingress. Authorities launched rescue craft to the scene, but the freighter capsized and sank before they could reach the nine crew on board. Rescue boats have recovered three bodies and had continued search for the other six missing crewmen.
