Rescue 5 Nghe An sailors in distress at sea
(Baonghean.vn) - The Coast Guard ship brought 5 crew members of the Nghe An fishing boat with the registration number that was in distress to Cua Lo port safely, promptly providing emergency care to the injured crew members.
At 1:30 p.m. on January 9, Coast Guard Ship 2005 took 5 crew members offishing boatNghe An with registration number NA 98986 TS had an accident and safely arrived at Cua Lo port and was transferred to an ambulance of the Coast Guard for emergency treatment.
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| Ambulances from Coast Guard Region 1 were waiting at Cua Lo port to transport the victims to the hospital. Photo: Manh Thuong |
Previously, at 6:30 a.m. on January 9, upon receiving information from the Maritime Search and Rescue Center of Region 1 about a fishing boat from Nghe An in distress 45 nautical miles east of Cua Hoi, the Command of Coast Guard Region 1 immediately dispatched the CSB 2005 ship, belonging to Squadron 102, which was on duty 15 nautical miles east of Mui Roon (Quang Binh), to urgently embark on a search and rescue mission.
At 11:30 a.m. on January 9, the CSB 2005 ship approached the fishing boat NA 98986 TS. The fishing boat had 22 crew members, captained by Nguyen Van Tuyen, 37 years old, residing in Quynh Long commune, Quynh Luu district. This is a trawler, which departed on December 30, 2021. At 5:00 a.m., while collecting the net at sea, the net rope hit them, seriously injuring 5 crew members, of which 2 crew members were in a coma and 2 crew members had broken arms and ribs.
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| Two crew members were unconscious, three others were seriously injured and were taken to shore for emergency treatment. Photo: Manh Thuong |
The Coast Guard soldiers performed first aid on the victims, encouraged the crew members, and quickly transferred the injured crew members to CSB 2005 to rush to shore for emergency treatment. The remaining crew members are following the fishing boat to shore.
