- Title: Khmer Republic: Convoy congo ship crews life
- Date: 4th October 1975
- Summary: Roll 1 thru 3 Fully loaded track leave pier Chinese engineer repairs ship engine at engine room 3. Various shots of the above scene Radio officer contact with hongkong and makes record into logbook Navigator checks map and circulates and writes down into logbook Senior Chinese crews take lunch at dinning room Panning chirpy to and begs around important part of the ship Scare of exploded shrapnel CU A crew checks send bags around engine room and passes by life boat on the deck Senior crews show parts of insurgents' shelling with background of send bags Wide ??? thru cabin window by zooming Winch with winch operator working Winch pilot works by gesture GV unloading rice bags from hatch to trucks Shot of front part of the ship with the name of the ship "Wing Peng" Wide view of ship's rear part with flag, Wing Peng/Panama with foreground of rope GV and CU's crew watch the unloading scene from high deck Lifting rice bags with foreground of witch machine running Pulley with background of masters A truck moves into pier for loading rice bags A few shots of Mekong river scene with vessels Steering room with radar surrounded by sand bags Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 19th October 1975 13:00
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- Location: PNH ??? river side, PNH, Khmer republic
- Country: Cambodia
- Reuters ID: LVA324K4UZYOLHPWBHV5LVWHWI1X
- Story Text: 2,000 tons of Wing Peng from Panama visits Phnom Penh four times. She brought rice bags from Bangkok to Phnom Penh for feeding chronically starved 2 million P. Penh people. 90 meter long and 11 Knot speed Wing Peng has 31 crews. Out of 31 crews, Captain, navigator, radio officer and engineer are from Hongkong and the other 27 crews are Cambodian nationals. 28 years old Japanese built Wing Peng were attacked by Khmer insurgents for three times but there were almost no damages. Steering room and engine room are firmly protected by sandbags. Captain receives 4,000 HK$, Navigator 1,800 HK$, radio officer 2,000 engineer 3,400 HK$ with 50 % of danger bonus during they travel danger zone (from S. Vietnam to P. Penh) If they travel danger zone for 15 days, captain receives 6,000 HK$ monthly (monthly salary 4,000 plus 50 % of danger bonus 2,000 HK$). The crews visit dancing hall or Chinese restaurant during their off duty hours. Khmer nationals crews receive 300-400 HK$.
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