Foreign ships draw near Phu Quoc island Vietnam

Waters, Phu Quoc Island Vietnam(Kien Giang) are facing the risk of destroying organisms, marine resources and eroded sand from the exploitation of foreign vessels in waters bordering Vietnam and Cambodia.
The foreign ships aggressive sand mining has occurred a long time in the waters bordering Vietnam and Cambodia, near Phu Quoc island.

"Exploitation of sand will make the deep seabed and the rules surrounding areas will be stowed, shifted to compensate for the flat seabed"Mr. Nguyen Hong Cuong (director of the Management Board of Phu Quoc MPA)In October last, we rent boats out to sea to find out. The ships in the anchorage area Ganh Oil - where we came - about 3 knots, with two large ships and a barge moored on the sea. Observed when approaching the first vessel, we found about 100m long vessel, about 20m wide. Name of ship Pacific Princess is one of Singapore. According to a crew transport, estimated tonnage of this ship around 10,000 tons, individual load of about 8,500 tons.We continue to reach second ship Pacific Princess ship a nearly one nautical mile. This ship with a tonnage of the ship Pacific Princess similar one, called Princess Pacific Singapore. Distance saw the undulating golden sand on board. Next, a Singapore ship Pacific Princess is a nautical 1.5 barges carrying sand. Distance was found full of golden sand on earth barge."The foreign ship lying in the sand mining close to U.S. waters," a commune Ganh oil information. He said Cambodian waters mainly mud, so the boat tends to move closer than the U.S..Fisherman Nguyen Van Nhan each water supply to the said foreign ship on the ship began mining sand from the beginning. Ship 3-4 draw pumped sand on large ships by sucking sand 1/3 sand ships. "They suck sand and night, evening overlooking the sea on the ship bright lights, straws very cruel," he told People.
Not only number of the vessel and Singapore, before Coast Guard Region 5 has recorded in writing, driving away three Chinese ships carrying sand unlawful U.S. waters. Major Tran Nguyen Lai - 401 fleet marine captain - said in early July, police discovered three ships Sea Chinese nationals Yue-Doong Riang numbers 688, 678, 168 are under license voyage from Quy Nhon port on the port of Xiamen, China. But they back the waters of Phu Quoc island, and declared that because the contract for Cambodian sand mining should be canceled voyage to China. Marine police escorted three vessels on the waters off Vietnam.

Fishermen Pham Ngoc Phuong said the smoking ship, carrying sand to the area over a year. According to some fishermen fishing near the shore, since the phenomenon of large-scale sand mining, the seafood has decreased over the past. However, it is that people are more nervous than the impact on the environment. Because once the outside too much sand mining in coastal sand will flow out to redeem themselves, exacerbate coastal erosion of the island of Phu Quoc island Vietnam.
Anomalies at the coast has sandy shock phenomenon occurring outside this year, mutant length shrunk much sand, occurring sand erosion caused aspen, coconut dislocated tumble down. According to Pham Huu Kiet - vice president of CPC Ganh Dau commune People's Council session on August 2nd, the commune People's Council members also questioned Ganh Oil and proposals on remedial measures. "But beyond the case of communal management. We report on higher authorities for solutions "- Mr. Kiet said.
Mr. Nguyen Hong Cuong - Director of the Management Board of Phu Quoc island marine protected areas - concerns the risk of ecological impact from the exploitation of sand is real. According to Cuong, the area north of the island belonging to a commune Oil Ganh though not in the marine protected areas but also where many coral reefs (about 32.2 ha), seaweed, marine products are quite area rich. So when mining sand for marine sediment stirred up and the flow will spread out around the cover of coral reefs, seagrass beds.
If more levels will cause coral reefs, sea grass die. "Exploitation of sand will make the deep seabed and the rules surrounding areas will be barreling sand slides, move to offset the sea floor flat back" - he said. Management of marine protected areas in Phu Quoc island Vietnam is gathering information and reporting to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Mr. Nguyen Phu Nam - former head of the Natural Resources and the National Environmental H.Phu - also expressed concern the effects of sand extraction from the analysis as his strength. Mr. Nam also worry more that the true sand beach of Phu Quoc in the unsteady, gradually drifting sand, making the trees vulnerable to wind hardly stand. Previously in communal areas Cua beach, sucking sand from the previous phenomena (due to the implementation of local enterprises) have made this area environment now is seriously changing.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to verify service on the board foreign sea sand mining in this border. In addition, the verification results of the authorities of Kien Giang province showed that the sand mining on the adjacent sea areas to sand smooth the flow of water caused Screw shed beach, beaches, beaches ( Social Ganh Oil) erosion. At the same time the exploitation of sand emits noise and vibration affecting the habitat of some aquatic species.Results of verification of the 754 border Ganh that the exploitation of oil by lease Cambodian sand mining vessel sold through Singapore.The General Department of Sea and Islands U.S. has reported the situation to the leadership of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.