Three Cambodian river cruise vessels denied docking in Vietnam’s water

Three river cruise vessels since yesterday remain stuck in Vietnamese waters after they were denied disembarkation and docking due to fear of the COVID-19 outbreak, one of the vessel managers said.

Phan Soben, owner of one of the three cruise vessels, said yesterday three vessels remained stuck in Vietnamese waters near the Kingdom’s Ka’am Samnor checkpoint. The vessels are Idochine with 37 passengers onboard, IdochineII with 34, and Toum Tiou II with six people, according to Mr Soben.

Mr Soben said another vessel named Lan Diep arrived in Vietnamese waters on Saturday and managed to allow 26 passengers to disembark when no restriction was imposed by the authorities. He said Lan Diep reached the Kingdom’s waterway yesterday, while three others are waiting to have their customs documents cleared in Vietnam. “One ship which carried no passengers, has already entered Cambodian waters and three others remain there,” he said.

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