Many fishing boats in distress in Hoang Sa waters
Although it did not enter Vietnam, with wind gusts of level 10, storm Talim caused many fishing boats of fishermen in the Central region to have accidents while fishing near the Hoang Sa archipelago.
Talk toVnExpressOn the afternoon of June 18, Lieutenant Colonel Le Trong Pho, Chief of Political Affairs of Coast Guard Region 2 (based in Quang Nam), said that the unit's rescue ship was approaching a ship captained by Mr. Tran Ben (residing in Tam Quang commune, Nui Thanh district) that had a broken engine and was drifting in the Hoang Sa sea area. "Due to the influence of the storm and strong winds, the speed of the rescue ship was limited. It may be tomorrow before the rescue ship can approach the distressed ship," said Lieutenant Colonel Pho.
Mr. Ben's boat broke down at 7:00 a.m. on June 17, about 270 nautical miles off the coast of Quang Nam. There were 12 fishermen on board, one of whom was seriously injured. At about 1:30 p.m. on the same day, the boat contacted Coast Guard Region 2. The commander of Coast Guard Region 2 sent CSB 9002 to the rescue. At 1:00 p.m. on June 18, CSB 9002 was about 120 nautical miles from the boat in distress.
On the morning of June 18, the Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center Region 2 (Danang MRCC, based in Da Nang) also dispatched a rescue ship to search for ship QB 92109 after receiving a report of lost contact in the waters of Da Nang, about 90 nautical miles from the mainland, with 7 crew members on board.
Previously on the evening of June 17,Danang MRCCsuccessfully towed a fishing boat of 8 fishermen, captained by Mr. Nguyen Van Hai (residing in Son Tra, Da Nang), which had a broken rudder and was drifting in the sea 80 nautical miles from the mainland. Photo:Danang MRCC.
InQuang NgaiAccording to a quick report from the Provincial Border Guard Command, by noon on June 18, the province had two fishing boats sunk and one boat with a broken engine in the Hoang Sa waters. Specifically, at 8:00 a.m. on June 17, the fishing boat of Mr. Chau Hung Binh, from Pho An commune, Duc Pho district, fishing with a trawl net in the Hoang Sa archipelago, was sunk by waves. After many hours of clinging to the cabin, all 8 workers were rescued by Mr. Nguyen Tuan's fishing boat, which is currently on its way to Da Nang port.
Previously on June 16, the boat of Mr. Vo Cong Tinh, from Pho Thanh commune, Duc Pho district, with 6 workers on board, fishing with purse seine in the Hoang Sa sea area, was sunk by waves. The fishermen were rescued by a neighboring ship.
Also on June 16, the boat of Mr. Tran Tinh, from Pho Quang commune, Duc Pho district, with 10 workers on board, fishing with a trawl net in the waters of Hoang Sa archipelago, had its engine broken. Currently, Mr. Tinh's boat is being towed to Da Nang by the fishing boat captained by Mr. Huynh Minh Em.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 4:00 p.m. on June 18, the center of storm Talim was about 240 km east of Hainan Island (China), and had strengthened to level 9. It is forecasted that tonight and tomorrow, the storm will move east-northeast at a speed of 10-15 km per hour.
The storm caused the northern East Sea (including the Hoang Sa archipelago) to have strong winds of level 7, the area near the storm's eye had strong winds of level 8-9, and very rough seas. In addition, due to the combined influence of the strong southwest monsoon, the sea area from Binh Thuan to Ca Mau, the central and southern East Sea (including the Truong Sa archipelago) had strong winds of level 5-6.
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