July 30, 2017 | 19:10 (GMT+7)
Troubled foreign fisherman rescued at sea
PANO – Search and Rescue Ship 413 of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center Region III, on July 29, successfully rescued a distressed Malaysian fisherman Shuhaimi Bin Mohamad and handed over him to the Ba Ria - Vung Tau provincial Border Guard Command.
Distressed Malaysian fisherman Shuhaimi Bin Mohamad
Earlier, while fishing, the trawler numbered BV 96868 TS found fisherman Shuhaimi Bin Mohamad floating at sea, rescued him and immediately reported the case to the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center Region III.
After receiving the information, the center sent ship SAR 413 to the rescue.
The Ba Ria – Vung Tau provincial Border Guard Command provided medical care and arranged accommodation for the fisherman and prepared procedures to hand over him to the Malaysian Consulate in Vietnam.
Translated by Chung Anh