January 05, 2018 | 20:33 (GMT+7)
Distressed fishermen rescued
PANO - Ship SAR 274 at 11:35 on January 4 safely brought four distressed fishermen aboard trawler QNA 93799TS to Da Nang Port.
Earlier, at 02:00 on the same day, the trawler with Tang Van Phuong from Duy Hoa commune, Duy Xuyen district, from the Central province of Quang Nam, at the helm was at risk of sinking while operating in waters some 25 nautical miles off the coast of Da Nang.
The trawler’s captain signaled the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center for rescue.
Upon receiving the alert, the center sent ship SAR 274 to rescue the distressed trawler.
At 08:00 the same day, the ship approached the trawler and took various measures to save the trawler and tow it with all fishermen aboard ashore.
Translated by Chung Anh