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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Officials say only one man is known to have survived the sinking of a Norwegian cargo ship off the coast of southern Vietnam
There were 19 Filipino crew members aboard the vessel.
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs says two bodies have been recovered since the Bulk Jupiter sank on Friday en route from Malaysia to China, and efforts are continuing to find the others.
The lone survivor was the chief cook on the ship.
The ship owner, Bergen-based Gearbulk, says the vessel was 155 nautical miles off Vietnam with a cargo of bauxite when it sent a distress signal that was picked up by the Japanese coast guard. The Philippine Foreign Affairs says the ship sank off the coast of Vung Tau, which is about 59 miles from the southern commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City.
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