PANO – At 09:15 on May 25th, the Naval Region 3 Command received a mayday signal from trawler QNg 94559 TS, captained by fisherman Huynh Quy from Pho Quang commune, Duc Pho district, Quang Ngai province. The boat was fishing in the waters of Hoang Sa islands.

A fisherman rescued by Vietnam MRCC. Photo for illustration: VietnamMRCC

Fisherman Duong Luc (51 years old) suffered mouth bleeding while on the trawler.

The Command immediately sent ship 630 to the scene.

At 14:45 the same day, rescuers saved the distressed fisherman and gave him aid. The patient is now recovering. The trawler continued to fish in the region’s waters.

Translated by Thuy Dung