Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
After almost a month of sailing and anchoring offshore, our crew finally reached Vietnam!
Coming from: Hua Hin, Thailand
Weather conditions: Sunny
Time of arrival: 6:00 PM
Travelled distance: 1000 NM
Energy Observer's arrival in Ho Chi Minh City
The Odyssey continues in South East Asia
Vietnam is one of the Energy Observer Odyssey's last stopovers in the region, after a large-scale event in Singapore which gathered the vessel and its pedagogical exhibition village, followed by a several-week stopover in Thailand to document the country’s energy and ecological transition’s challenges.
First stop in Unesco's biosphere reserve
Our crew first dropped anchor on Phu Quoc Island, a Unesco biosphere reserve also called the Emerald Island, due to the beauty of its natural resources, located on the southwestern tip of Vietnam.
Energy Observer's arrival on Phu Quoc Island
Sailing up the Saigon River
To reach Ho Chi Minh City, our laboratory vessel had to sail up the famous Saigon River. Manoeuvring between barges, junks, and cargo ships: not just any freshwater sailor can do it!
Because river navigation is sometimes more delicate than in the open sea and brings back some good memories of the Odyssey.
Heading to the Mekong Region
After a ten days stopover in Vietnam's largest city, our production team will be heading to the Mekong region to discover more about the country's energy and ecological transition’s challenges.
Energy Observer in Vietnam