Torpedo-shaped object with Chinese characters found off Vietnam coast
Wednesday, December 19, 2018, 18:00 GMT+7
A Vietnamese fisherman has discovered an unidentified object shaped like a torpedo adrift off the coast of the south-central province of Phu Yen.
The cigar-shaped object measures 6.8 meters long and 54 centimeters in diameter, with propellers installed at its tail and Chinese characters inscribed on its body.
“We haven’t been able to confirm what this object is,” said Bui Van Thanh, chairman of Tuy An District in Phu Yen, where the object was found.
“I have been informed that the navy is on their way here to inspect and handle this object.”
Authorities are already at the site to protect the object from curious onlookers, Thanh said.
Local fisherman Tran Minh Thanh, 40, said he found the black-and-orange oblong object adrift around four nautical miles off Phu Yen while fishing on Tuesday.
He brought the object to a small islet off Phu Yen and reported the finding to local authorities, who brought it ashore on Wednesday morning for closer examinations.
This is the first time an object of this nature has been found in Phu Yen, authorities say.
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| A torpedo-shaped object is brought to a beach in Phu Yen Province after being found adrift off the south-central Vietnamese province of Phu Yen on December 18, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| A torpedo-shaped object is brought to a beach in Phu Yen Province after being found adrift off the south-central Vietnamese province of Phu Yen on December 18, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| A torpedo-shaped object is brought to a beach in Phu Yen Province after being found adrift off the south-central Vietnamese province of Phu Yen on December 18, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| Chinese characters are inscribed on the body of a torpedo-shaped object found adrift off the south-central Vietnamese province of Phu Yen on December 18, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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