Timely rescue of fishermen whose vehicles were drifting at sea

On the morning of October 31, at a location about 1.5 nautical miles southeast of buoy No. 0 (Cua Hoi area, Cua Lo town), the CSB 608 boat force of Squadron 102, Coast Guard Region 1 Command coordinated with Cua Hoi Border Control Station, Cua Lo - Ben Thuy Port Border Guard Station, Nghe An Border Guard discovered a basket boat offishermen in distressdrifting in level 5-6 wind and waves, fishermen on the boat sent out a distress signal.

Boat 608 quickly carried out the rescue mission, mobile rescue to approach and support the fishermen. The victim was quickly taken from the boat to boat 608 for care and health check.

Squadron 102, Coast Guard Region 1 Command handed over the injured fishermen to Cua Hoi Border Control Station, Cua Lo - Ben Thuy Port Border Guard Station, Nghe An Border Guard. Photo: Hung Phong

The cause was determined to be that while fishing in the above mentioned area, a sudden strong wind hit the fishermen's boat, causing the engine to break down, creating a high risk of loss of safety and forcing them to send out a distress signal. The injured fisherman was Nguyen Huu Truong (born in 1974), from Nghi Hoa ward, Cua Lo town (Nghe An), whose health has gradually stabilized.

Immediately after docking, CSB 608 boat, Squadron 102 coordinated and handed over the victim to Cua Hoi Border Control Station, Cua Lo - Ben Thuy Port Border Guard Station to complete the required procedures so he could return to his family./.