PANO – Ship 603 of Naval Region 3 on November 30 successfully saved troubled fishermen on trawler QNg 92823 in the waters of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

At 4:30pm the same day, ship 603 reached the scene and gave first aid to the distressed fishermen. Eleven fishermen are now recovering.

Troops of Naval Region 3 save troubled fishermen on trawler QNg 92823.

* Also on the same day, at 11:50am, the Naval Region 3 Command received a mayday from distressed trawler BD 96344 TS.

The trawler, captained by Dinh Cong Quang from Hoai Thuong commune, Hoai Nhon district, Binh Dinh province, went adrift due to engine failure about 70 nautical miles east of Con Co Island.

At about 12:00am on December 1, ship 628 of Naval Region 3 saved the distressed boat.

Translated by Song Anh