July 08, 2018 | 20:50 (GMT+7)
Naval troops save distressed trawler
PANO – According to Captain Phan Van Hung of Ship 852 of Naval Fleet 314, Brigade 161 of the Naval Region 3 Command, on July 8 a distressed trawler of Khanh Hoa province was towed to Binh Ba Island.
Previously, at 4:30am on July 7, Ship 852 was asked to quickly move to the location of trawler KH 90161 TS to support the trawler on fire. The fire broke out after the trawler’s power generator exploded.
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Troops of Ship 852 putting out the fire |
After reaching the scene, troops of Ship 852, in collaboration with the Khanh Hoa Provincial Border troops, struggled against the fire. Because of the huge fire, its fishermen moved to another ship for safety.
By 6:30am the same day, the blaze had been put out completely. However, it destroyed the fuel tank and the covered canvas, causing a loss of about VND 600 million.
The troubled trawler was then towed to Binh Ba Island by a fishing boat.
Translated by Chung Anh