Coast guards save five fishermen at sea

Coast guard troops providing first aid to the fisherman

Earlier, at 6:30 on the same day, the Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center Region 1 received information about a trawler from Nghe An province having trouble about 45 nautical miles east of Cua Hoi in Quang Binh province.

On receiving the information, Coast Guard Region 1 sent Ship CSB 2005 of Flotilla 102 working 15 nautical miles east of Cape Roon (Quang Binh) to the scene for the search and rescue mission.

At 11:30, the ship approached the trawler, numbered NA 98986 TS, with 22 crew-members on board. The distressed boat was captained by 37-year-old Nguyen Van Tuyen from Quynh Long commune, Quynh Luu district, Nghe An province.

Reportedly, at 5:00, five crew-members were seriously hit by a fishing net while collecting it, including two who had comas and two others having arms and ribs broken.

Coast guard force taking the patient to Nghe An General Hospital

The coast guards gave them first aid and quickly brought them ashore for further treatment.

Translated by Minh Anh