The lifejacket of one of the missing sailors from the M/V Saigon Queen, via sun.mv
Skeletal remains, blue coveralls, and a sun-bleached life jacket emblazoned with the words SAIGON QUEEN were recently found on a beach in the Maldives. Images were sent to us by a gCaptain reader from the Maldives, however out of respect for the deceased, we did not publish the images of the actual body.
The M/V Saigon Queen sank off Sri Lanka this past October, 4 of 22 crew members on board the vessel were never found, with the exception of the body which has yet to be positively identified.
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