Ships equipped with ultrasonic devices search for 9 missing Nghe An fishermen

2 fishermen followed the ship out to sea to join the search for 9 missing Nghe An crew members

(Baonghean.vn) - After storm No. 2 passed, authorities are continuing to move to the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin to search for 9 Nghe An crew members who are missing after the ship sank.

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As of today (July 7), it has been exactly 10 days since the 9 Nghe An crew members who went missing after a cargo ship collided with fishing boat NA 95899 in the area near Bach Long Vi Island have not been found.

Previously, on the night of July 4, after storm No. 2 passed, authorities mobilized 5 ships to the scene to search and rescue 9 missing fishermen. By the afternoon of July 6, 2 more ships brought divers to the sunken ship's location and dived twice to survey.

Authorities are conducting a search. Photo provided by authorities.

Although the forces are being deployed urgently, divers are still unable to reach the location of the shipwreck, due to the strong currents under the sea, not enough to ensure safety. The commander at the scene has stopped diving to implement another plan.

At the request of the Ministry of Transport, the Department of Search and Rescue (Ministry of National Defense) sent a document requesting the Ministry of National Defense to dispatch the Tan Cang 63 ship from Ho Chi Minh City to participate in the search.

It is known that the Tan Cang 63 ship is fully equipped with remote-controlled micro-diving equipment, capable of diving hundreds of meters deep, and will be used to survey and record images of the seabed where the fishing boat is sinking.

Tan Cang 63 ship is equipped with remote-controlled micro-diving equipment. Photo from the internet

Mr. Nguyen Van Uoc - Chairman of Tien Thuy Commune People's Committee (Quynh Luu) said that through updating and grasping information, at nearly 10:00 p.m. on July 6, Tan Cang 63 ship began moving to the location of the ship in distress in Hai Phong waters to coordinate the search for 9 missing crew members.

It is expected that this ship will arrive at the scene after 72 hours. While waiting for Tan Cang 63 ship, the forces will continue to deploy search plans.