Nghe An fishermen were luckily rescued after their squid fishing boat capsized.

Huy Thu May 7, 2019 10:42

(Baonghean.vn) - Discovered in time by a colleague, a squid fisherman in Nghi Tien commune, Nghi Loc district was saved after his boat capsized and he drowned at sea.

Mr. Tran Cong Oanh - Chairman of Nghi Tien Commune People's Committee, Nghi Loc District said that in the early morning of May 7, on the way back to the wharf after a sleepless night of squid fishing at sea, the basket boat of Mr. Ho Van Bac (38 years old) residing in Hamlet 9 suddenly capsized and sank into the sea. The location of the capsized boat was about 1 km from the wharf of Hamlet 9.

People on the wharf are waiting and watching the boat capsize.

While Mr. Bac was struggling with the waves, adrift at sea, a person on a fishing boat behind discovered the incident and immediately shouted for help. Upon receiving the information, fishing boats on the way back to shore gathered to rescue the victim.

As soon as they rescued Mr. Bac, the fishermen quickly dived into the sea to search for the sunken boat. After more than an hour of searching, they found and brought Mr. Bac’s boat to shore.

Fishermen salvaged Mr. Bac's boat that sank at sea.

Having escaped from a boat capsize and drowning at sea this morning, Mr. Bac shared: Last night, before going into the sea, he brought his phone with him, but when the boat capsized due to carelessness, the incident happened so quickly, he did not have time to call anyone, luckily someone behind saw it, so he was rescued in time.

It is known that night squid fishing on a basket boat in Nghi Tien is quite hard, facing many lurking dangers, such as encountering big waves, storms, capsized boats, drowning...

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