Urgently looking for 7 fishermen in case of cargo ship hitting fishing boat
The Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center Region III (Center III) said that immediately after receiving information about the collision between a fishing boat and a container ship at sea, at 6:00 a.m. on September 16, the Center dispatched two ships, SAR 413 and SAR 272, to the scene to organize the rescue.
The Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center Region III (Center III) said that immediately after receiving information about the collision between a fishing boat and a container ship at sea, at 6:00 a.m. on September 16, the Center dispatched two ships, SAR 413 and SAR 272, to the scene to organize the rescue.
Currently, 2 ships have approached the scene and organized a search for the missing people.
Ship Sima Sapphire. (Source: shipspotting.com)
However, according to Center III, the weather at the scene is quite bad: Southwest wind level 6 gusting to level 7, waves 2-3m high, foggy, limited visibility of about 4-5km, making the search quite difficult. Some cruise ships passing by and some fishing boats from Tien Giang are coordinating with Center 3 to organize the search. The National Search and Rescue Committee has also dispatched 2 helicopters to the scene to join the search.
Previously, at around 3:00 a.m. on September 16, in the waters of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, about 50 nautical miles south of Vung Tau Cape (across Tra Vinh province), a serious collision occurred between the container ship Sima Sapphia (Singaporean nationality, traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Malaysia) and a Tien Giang fishing boat with registration number TG 92819 TS carrying 16 people. Immediately after the collision, the Sima Sapphia stopped to organize a rescue and rescued 9 fishermen; one of whom died. Seven others are still missing.
According to Center III, there are currently 9 fishermen (including the deceased) on board the Sima Sapphia. Of the 8 survivors rescued, 4 were slightly injured and were given medical care by the medical staff of the Sima Sapphia.
Fishing boat TG 92819 TS was on its way back to the mainland when it was hit. Currently, fishing boat TG 92819 TS is floating in the sea. However, according to information from ships at the scene, the fishing net has spread out around the boat, making it very difficult for rescuers to approach./.
According to VNA - LT