Coast Guard rescues Nghe An fishing boat drifting at sea

Manh Thuong• DNUM_AFZBCZCACC 10:14

(Baonghean.vn) - According to information from the Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center Region 1, at 4:00 p.m. on December 4, fishing boat NA 94583 TS while fishing in the sea area 60 nautical miles northeast of Cua Nhuong (Ha Tinh) had engine failure and drifted, requesting emergency rescue.

Ship KCB 8003 approaches to tow fishing boat Nghe An 94583 TS in big wave conditions. Photo: Manh Thuong

Colonel Nguyen Van Thien - Deputy Commander of Law of Coast Guard Region 1 said that as soon as he received the order from the Coast Guard Command Headquarters to deploy forces and vehicles to participate in thesearch and rescue, Command of Region 1 immediately mobilized ship CSB 8003, belonging to Squadron 111, Squadron 11, which was on patrol and control duty in the area south of Bach Long Vi Island (Hai Phong) 15 nautical miles, to urgently move to the area.fishing boat in distressto conduct search and rescue operations.

Early morning of December 5, CSB 8003 approached the fishing boat in distress in wind conditions of level 6, 7, gusting to level 8. It is known that the fishing boat NA 94583 TS has 6 crew members, captained by Mr. Ho Phuc Long, 36 years old, from Tan Hai block, Quynh Phuong ward, Hoang Mai town (Nghe An).

Currently, CSB 8003 has completed the rope and organized the towing of the fishing boat back to the mainland. The health and spirit of the crew members on the fishing boat are stable. It is expected that on the night of December 5, CSB 8003 will bring the NA 94583 TS to Lach Con port area as requested by the captain to hand over to Nghe An Border Guard.