Boat catches fire off Vietnam, seven Malaysians missing
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HANOI: Seven Malaysian crew are missing at sea after a towboat caught fire on Wednesday off the coast of southern Tra Vinh province of Vietnam.
The Vietnam National Committee for Search and Rescue said there were 11 crew members on board when the boat caught fire.
The crew consisted of seven Malaysians, three Myanmar and one Indonesian.
The local newspaper Young People reported that all crew, except the Malaysians, swam to shore.
It added that the towboat was on its way to Singapore when the incident took place. Bernama