Two Nghe An fishermen electrocuted to death at sea

On the morning of August 28, a representative of the local government of Quynh Long commune (Quynh Luu) said that two fishermen residing in the area were unfortunately killed while fishing at sea.electrocutedleading to death.

According to initial information, at around 1:00 a.m. on August 28, fishing boat NA - 94192-TS captained by fisherman Nguyen Ba Su, Dai Bac village, Quynh Long commune (Quynh Luu) was fishing with a purse seine at sea.

At this time, two fishermen living in Quynh Long commune, Tran Van Thanh (born in 2000) in Thanh Cong village and Tran Van Long (born in 1989) in Phu Lien village, went down to the boat to use the light and fishing net and were unfortunately electrocuted and died.

Immediately after discovering the incident, the ship owner drove the fishing boat to bring the victims’ bodies to the mainland. The fishing boat is expected to return to Lach Quen fishing port in Quynh Thuan commune at around 4:00 p.m. this afternoon.

Upon receiving the information, the People's Committee of Quynh Long commune coordinated with the Party Committee and the village executive committees to visit the ship owner's family and the fishermen's families to grasp the situation, encourage and offer condolences.

At the same time, direct the Commune Police to coordinate with relevant agencies to investigate and verify the cause of death of the two fishermen. Direct the villages with deceased fishermen and the officials and civil servants in charge of the villages to guide the families to carry out the burial during the time the locality is implementing Directive 16.

It is known that the NA-94192-TS vessel was fishing with 21 fishermen on board, leaving port on August 26. At 1:00 a.m. on August 28, 2 fishermen were in an accident./.