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-**The Bassac** are among the last classic wooden river cruisers in Vietnam: three elegant ships sharing one standard and differing mostly by their size.+**The Bassac** are among the last classic wooden boats to run overnight cruises in Vietnam: elegant ships sharing one standard and differing mostly by their size.
  
 See each boat [[4.2 bassac2]] [[4.3 bassac3]] See each boat [[4.2 bassac2]] [[4.3 bassac3]]
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 ==== Traditional ship construction ==== ==== Traditional ship construction ====
  
-All three Bassac are built of wood according to the tradition of the rice barges of the Mekong delta, with amendments where safety standards require.+Both Bassac are built of wood according to the tradition of the rice barges of the Mekong delta, with amendments where safety standards require.
  
 Our first Bassac actually once was a rice barge, which we bought and overhauled into the cozy cabin cruiser it is today, and although we designed Bassac II and III as entirely new hull designs, more adapted to their present purpose, they were built at the same shipyard, with the same craftsmanship and according to the same tradition. Our first Bassac actually once was a rice barge, which we bought and overhauled into the cozy cabin cruiser it is today, and although we designed Bassac II and III as entirely new hull designs, more adapted to their present purpose, they were built at the same shipyard, with the same craftsmanship and according to the same tradition.
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