The 9,100-dwt Golden 168 (built 2008) was anchored off Vung Tau on 8 March when the blaze broke out in a cargo hold, local media said.
The ship had suffered an engine breakdown in February while en route from Nha Trang.
It was carrying 6,600 tons of copra.
Vietnamese rescuers evacuated 11 Myanmarese, five Chinese, three Vietnamese and a Bangladeshi.
A tug was sent to fight the fire, which was extinguished on the same day.
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