August 01, 2017 | 23:04 (GMT+7)
Malaysian fisherman sent home
The Border Guard Command of the Southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau on August 1 handed over a Malaysian fisherman, who was in distress in Vietnam’s waters, to the Malaysian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Malaysian fisherman taken ashore by a rescue ship of the Maritime Rescue Center Region 3
Suhaimi Bin Muhamad, born in 1976, was rescued on July 23 by fishing boat BV 96868 TS when he was drifting at sea in bad health condition.
He was then taken ashore by a rescue ship of the Maritime Rescue Center Region 3 before being handed over to the Ba Ria-Vung Tau provincial Border Guard Command.
Zahirudin Abd Wahid, Vice Consul General of Malaysia in Ho Chi Minh City, thanked the Vietnamese side for rescuing and caring for the Malaysian national.
Source: VNA