China says moving 2nd rig closer to Vietnam

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BEIJING, Sha'ban 21, 1435, Jun 19, 2014, SPA -- China said Thursday it was moving a second oil rig closer to the Vietnamese coast in disputed waters, near where ships from the two countries have been ramming each other in a tense confrontation, AP reported. The 600-meter (1,970-foot) -long rig was being towed southeast of its current position south of Hainan Island and would be in its new location closer to Vietnam by Friday, the Maritime Safety Administration said in a notice on its website. It asked vessels in the area to give it a wide berth. Both installations will be inside what Vietnam claims as its continental shelf and exclusive economic zone. --SPA 16:00 LOCAL TIME 13:00 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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