Towing fishing boat with 18 fishermen safely to shore

(Baonghean.vn)- On the morning of November 21, the representative of the Quynh Thuan Border Guard Station (Quynh Luu) said that the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue, together with the Quynh Thuan Border Guard Station, had towed the fishing boat NA 93362 TS with a broken engine and brought 18 crew members safely ashore at Lach Quen fishing port. Currently, the health of the crew members is stable.

Other fleets and authorities towed the fishing boat and 18 fishermen to Lach Quen port.

Previously, at around 7:20 a.m. on November 20, the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center received information that fishing vessel NA 93362 TS (with 18 crew members on board, all of whom are fishermen from Quynh Luu district, Nghe An) had engine failure and had been adrift since 11:00 a.m. on November 19.

The ship was in distress 30 nautical miles northeast of Cua Hoi, Nghe An. The crew on board the NA 93362 TS tried to fix the problem but were unsuccessful, so the captain requested an emergency rescue.

The Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center Region 1 held a handover ceremony for the distressed fishing boat and 18 crew members to the Quynh Thuan Border Guard Station, Nghe An Border Guard. Photo: Hai Thuong

Upon receiving the information, the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center issued a maritime notice, requesting ships and vehicles operating near the area of ​​the NA 93362 TS ship to assist the ship in distress. The Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center mobilized the SAR 411 ship, which is on duty at Xuan Hai, Nghi Xuan district (Ha Tinh), to urgently rescue the fishing boat NA 93362 TS./.

Friendship