Fishermen in distress rescued

The fisherman, Hoang Van Tinh, born in 1994, had suffered a stroke when the ship was some 30 nautical miles off the south southwest of Vung Tau on September 17.

Fisherman Hoang Van Tinh was taken ashore

The ship sent a mayday signal to the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (Vietnam MRCC). The Center immediately dispatched ship SAR 413 of the MRCC Region 2 in Vung Tau city to rescue the troubled fisherman.

Later in the day, ship SAR 413 with the unconscious fisherman on board docked at the port of the MRCC Region 2 and completed necessary documentation to hand over the fisherman and a representative of ship Hoang Thien Phu 18 to the Provincial Border Guard Command.

Also on September 17, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Xuan Binh, commander of Kim Son Border Post in Ninh Binh province said on the previous day, staff of the border post and Kim Son fishermen successfully saved three fishermen who fell overboard from trawler KG 94896 TS due to strong winds and rough seas caused by the powerful storm Doksuri.

Officer Binh recounted that on September 16 evening, the post’s patrol team spotted some people floating at a position 2km off Con Noi Border Control Station. The post immediately sent speedboats to pick up the distressed crewmen, including Captain Bui Thanh Binh and fishermen Danh Nhat Xuan and Danh Thanh; they then administered first aid, fresh water and food to the fishermen, who are being cared for at the post and are now recovering from their ordeal.

Kim Son Border Post is contacting the Steering Committee on National Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Ninh Binh province and other relevant forces to take the fishermen home.

Trawler KG 94896 TS with five fishermen aboard encountered an engine breakdown, going adrift when trying to take refuge from storm Doksuri at a location some 13 nautical miles off northeast of Lach Truong seaport, Thanh Hoa province on September 15 afternoon.