June 07, 2022 | 18:43 (GMT+7)
Border guards save fisherman in distress at sea
PANO – Three fishermen died after a collision in the waters of Thang Binh district on June 6, according to the Quang Nam provincial Border Guard Command.
In detail, at around 3:30 a.m. on June 6, a fishing trawler numbered QNg-91426 TS, captained by Tran Van Cong aged 47 from Tinh Ky commune, Quang Ngai city, was hit by another boat whose identity has not been known while operating at sea some seven nautical miles east of Binh Duong commune coast, Thang Binh district.
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Troops from Cua Dai Border Station conduct rescue missions. |
The collision caused all eight crew members to fall overboard. All of them come from Quang Ngai city.
Upon receiving the news, the Quang Binh provincial Border Guard Command directed Cua Dai Border Station (Hoi An) to mobilize troops and vehicles to the scene for rescue missions.
Immediately, ten officers, soldiers and two canoes approached the troubled boat and asked for help from fishermen nearby to rescue the victims.
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Troops take injured fishermen to the boat. |
The rescue team found all eight crew-members of trawler QNg-91426 TS. However, three were already dead. The other five were taken back to shore.
All eight fishermen come from Quang Ngai province.
Translated by Quynh Oanh