Troubled trawler taken ashore safely

PANO – Ship KN 467 of Fisheries Surveillance Squadron No.4 of the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Force successfully towed the distressed trawler BD 98658 TS and its 11 crew-members to Ba Ngoi Port in Cam Ranh city on October 31.

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Previously, at 1:00pm on October 27, with 12 men on board, Fishing Ship BD 96388 TS hit a reef and sank about 130 nautical miles east of the Cam Ranh coast. Trawler BD 98658 TS, captained by Nguyen Van Toan from Hoai Nhon town, had tried to rescue the distressed fishing ship due to its engine failure.

Fishermen of the distressed trawler numbered BD 98658 TS were taken ashore safely.

At 4:30 pm the same day the trawler, with 14 crewmembers on board, sent a mayday signal to the mainland.

After searching for two days, Ship KN-467 reached the troubled trawler at 1:00 a.m. on October 29 and quickly provided food and healthcare for its crew-members. The troubled trawler with 11 men was then towed to shore safely. Its other three crew-members moved to another rescue boat to continue searching for the missing fishermen of Ships BD 97469 TS and BD 96388 TS.

On October 31, the steering committee of the Naval Service continued to send ships to collaborate with relevant forces to search for the missing fishermen of the two distressed ships.

Translated by Trung Thanh