Rescued 3 fishermen whose boat sank at sea

(Baonghean.vn)- On the evening of December 3, a fishing boat was sunk by bad weather at sea while on its way back to shore. The fishermen were fortunate to be rescued by authorities and brought safely back to shore that same night.

Fishermen were rescued by officers of Coast Guard Squadron 2 of Nghe An. Photo: Le Thach.

At around 4:00 p.m. on December 3, fishing boat number NA-0906-TS, captained by Nguyen Van Linh (permanent resident of hamlet 17, Phuc Tho commune, Nghi Loc district), had two crew members on board, Pham Van Khoa and Pham Van Linh.

The fishing boat was on its way back to shore (buoy area number 2, Cua Hoi creek, about 2 nautical miles from shore) when it was hit by big waves and strong winds, threatening the lives of the crew. Immediately after, the crew on the fishing boat sent out a distress signal.

Upon receiving the urgent rescue news of a fishing boat sinking at sea, the Nghe An Provincial Border Guard Squadron 2 notified and coordinated with the Navy Squadron 137; at the same time, dispatched a squadron of 2 ships numbered BP 0613-01 and BP 06 11-02 with 20 officers and soldiers to urgently search and rescue.

Despite the dark night and bad weather, the unit's officers and soldiers did not hesitate to quickly approach the area where the three fishermen were in distress and urgently brought them onto the boat.

Immediately afterwards, the three fishermen were warmed up, given initial health care and handed over to their families.

Le Thach