China says it is moving a second oil rig closer to the Vietnamese coast. The move comes amid continuing tensions and confrontations between ships from the countries.
The Maritime Safety Administration said in a notice viewed Thursday on its website that it was towing the Nan Hai Jiu Hao drilling platform to the southeast. It said the 600-meter (1,970-foot) rig would be in place on Friday and asked vessels in the area to give it a wide berth.
The shifting of the rig comes as officials from Vietnam and China said they had made no progress in talks about the deployment of another Chinese rig.
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