Timely rescue of 2 fishermen in distress at sea on the last day of the year

At 5:00 p.m. on February 7, SAR 27-01 ship of the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (Vietnam MRCC) brought two fishermen in distress at sea to Nha Trang port, Khanh Hoa province.

The two fishermen are Do Thanh Hung, 46 years old and Cao Van Luan, 41 years old, both residing in Khanh Hoa.

Two fishermen in distress at sea were brought to Nha Trang Port.

Previously, at around 3:30 a.m. on February 7, while fishing at sea, the boat of two fishermen had an accident when the anchor rope got tangled in the propeller in very bad weather conditions, the fishing boat faced the risk of sinking due to strong winds and waves.

At the request of the National Committee for Search and Rescue and the Vietnam Maritime Administration, the Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center Region 4 in Nha Trang dispatched the SAR 27-01 ship to head offshore to deploy a rescue plan.

At 10:30 a.m. the same day, SAR 27-01 ship arrived in time to rescue two fishermen in distress at the moment the fishing boat was sunk by the waves.

According to CAND