Vietnam rejects rumor of Singapore plane accident off Mui Ne

January 28, 2015 | 10:21

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Authorities of a south central Vietnamese province have denied a rumor that a Singaporean plane was in distress while flying above the waters off Vietnam’s coast.

A fishing port in Mui Ne, a coastal resort town in south central Vietnam, is seen in this file photo.<br /><span>By courtesy of Alex Colom Jacob</span>

The rumor appeared on Tuesday afternoon in the south central province of Binh Thuan, saying that a Singaporean aircraft suffered an accident while flying off Mui Ne, a well-known coastal resort town in the province.

The town is close to the province’s Phan Thiet city and is about 250 km north of Ho Chi Minh City.

However, after verification, the province’s relevant agencies confirmed that no air accident was recorded at sea or on land in the area.

An official at the Mui Ne Ward People’s Committee said local authorities had received information about the rumor, but after checking, they found no reports of an air incident near Mui Ne.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Binh Thuan Province Steering Board for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control said that that morning, a Singaporean plane received SOS signals originating from below when it was flying over the waters off Phan Thiet.

The plane then transmitted the signals to Vietnam’s competent agencies, the board said.

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