Nghe An fishermen rush to bring boats ashore to avoid storm number 9

Quynh Long Commune (Quynh Luu) has about 160 boats, of which over 80 are used for offshore fishing, the rest are trawlers operating in offshore and nearshore areas.

Receiving information about storm No. 9, although it is far from the storm center, it is forecasted that Nghe An will have very heavy rain, so this morning (October 27), boats and ships in Quynh Long commune have returned.Lach Quen fishing port, Tien Thuy commune to anchor.

Fishermen in Quynh Long commune (Quynh Luu) hurriedly brought fishing nets and boats ashore to avoid storm No. 9. Photo: Viet Hung

With nearly 80 fishing boats fishing close to shore, by noon on October 27, all vehicles returned to shore to anchor and find safe shelter.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hai, a fisherman in Quynh Long commune (Quynh Luu) shared: "The weather has been favorable in recent days so people still go out to sea to fish, but I heard on the radio aboutstorm number 9Nghe An will have heavy rain and rough seas, so my boat quickly returned to shore at 10 a.m. this morning to transport fishing gear and bring the boat ashore.

People even hired cranes to lift the boat ashore. Photo: Viet Hung

Along the sea dike of Quynh Long commune, in addition to the means of taking shelter at Lach Quen fishing port, some boats are brought ashore by fishermen to avoid collisions and waves drifting elsewhere; for large capacity boats, people hire cranes to bring them ashore to ensure safety when storms hit.

Quynh Luu has nearly 1,200 fishing vessels. In recent days, due to the consecutive impacts of many storms, fishermen in Tien Thuy, Son Hai, Quynh Long, Quynh Nghia communes... have not been able to go offshore to exploit. When storm No. 9 is entering the East Sea, most of the offshore vessels ofQuynh Luu fishermenare all taking shelter at home; but for fishing boats operating near shore, operations are normal. However, by early afternoon this October 27, all of these fishing boats had returned to shore and anchored.

Despite being far from the eye of the storm, Hoang Mai fishermen still proactively took preventive measures. Photo: Viet Hung

Meanwhile, in Hoang Mai town, yesterday, many fishing boats exploiting the offshore waters of Quynh Phuong ward and Quynh Lap commune still went out to sea to fish. However, after receiving information about storm No. 9, this morning, October 27, fishermen arranged their fishing gear, turned their boats back to shore and anchored at Lach Con andQuynh Lap fishing portWith nearly 1,000 fishing vessels, by early afternoon this October 27, all fishing boats of fishermen in Hoang Mai town had returned to shore for safe shelter.

Storm No. 9 is approaching the mainland. Although Nghe An is far from the center of the storm, the locality is closely paying attention to proactive response, especially the work of calling for and counting boats. By the end of this afternoon, October 27, the town requested coastal communes to check the mooring of boats and instruct fishermen to tie down boats. Although not strongly affected by Storm No. 9, absolutely do not allow any boats to stay at sea to exploit, strictly prohibit fishing activities when the weather is not favorable.

Mr. Hoang Ngoc Thuy - Head of Economic - Infrastructure Department of Hoang Mai town

To cope with storm No. 9, coastal localities in Nghe An are focusing on implementing the "4 on-site" policy; checking evacuation plans for people, coastal areas, and river mouths. For aquaculture areas, localities also require people to check shrimp farming areas, monitor water levels in ponds to proactively care for and protect shrimp when it rains heavily.

Although Nghe An is far from the center of storm No. 9, from the evening and night of October 27, due to the influence of the northern circulation of storm No. 9 combined with cold air, the sea area of ​​Nghe An province has northeast winds of level 8, level 9, gusts of level 10, level 11; very rough seas; waves from 4 to 6m high. Coastal areas of Nghe An province are likely to experience storm surges from 0.5 to 0.7m high. In particular, in the south of Nghe An, there will be a period of heavy rain lasting from October 28 to October 31, 2020, with total rainfall ranging from 200 to 400 mm/period and in some places over 500 mm/period.