Vietnam Marine Police - Vietnam Coast Guard

Casa 212 Aviocar

The crew departed Hanoi-Gia Lam Airport at 0930LT on a SAR mission after a Vietnam Air Force Sukhoi SU-30 was missing since two days. While cruising over the gulf of Tonkin in good weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in the sea, some 22 km southwest of the B<U+1EA1>ch Long Vi Island. Some debris were found few hours later, floating on water. All nine occupants were killed.