August 17, 2026 | 23:30 (GMT+7)
Ship 743 of Naval Squadron 129 rescues fisherman adrift at sea
PANO - At 6:00 p.m. on August 16, while operating about two nautical miles east of the Thang Long oil rig, Ship 743 of Naval Squadron 129 under the Naval Service spotted a fisherman adrift at sea.
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Crew-members of Ship 743 approach and safely bring the fisherman aboard. |
Despite darkness and rough seas, the ship rapidly approached the victim and the crew safely brought him aboard at 7:00 p.m. of the same day.
The fisherman was identified as Truong Van Trung, born in 1980, residing in Tay Yen commune, An Giang province.
Trung stated that he fell overboard from a fishing boat on August 12 and had drifted continuously for four days. Exhausted physically and mentally from prolonged hunger and thirst, he has not yet been able to recall details of his trawler.
Once he was brought on board, the crew of Ship 743 provided him with an initial medical check-up, food, water, and a place to rest.
Translated by Minh Anh