More efforts in searching for missing fishermen

PANO – By the end of September 17^th, three out of eighteen fishermen were rescued and the search for other victims was still underway despite difficulties due to bad weather, said Director of the Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre III ( MRCC III) Pham Hien.

Three rescued fishermen

Earlier, on the morning on September 16^th, trawler BV 9779 TS sank about 25 nautical miles off the northeast coast of Con Dao Island due to a gas tank explosion while heading ashore.

After receiving the mayday signal, the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Border Guard immediately contacted nearby fishing boats to help search for the victims.

As of September 18^th, MRCC III is still coordinating with other rescue forces to search for the 15 missing fishermen.