The ship had to return after two days at sea to avoid the storm.

(Baonghean.vn) - Many boats along the coast of Nghe An had just left port after the lunar new year holiday and had to turn back to avoid the storm.

Although the moon festival had just ended and the ship had just left port for 2 days and was on its way to the fishing grounds to exploit, when hearing the news that storm No. 2 would directly affect Nghe An area, Mr. Vu Ngoc Thanh - owner of fishing boat NA 90773 TS in Quynh Long commune (Quynh Luu) turned the ship back to Lach Quen port to avoid the storm.

» 100% of Nghe An boats have returned to safe storm shelters

Quynh Luu is an area with many large-capacity ships, so fishermen pay attention to tying their boats to ensure safety from storms. Photo: Le Nhung

Currently, Mr. Thanh and his crew are actively anchoring and tying ropes to stabilize the ship's position. At the same time, they are checking the equipment and machinery on board and proactively taking measures to protect the ship in case the storm makes direct landfall in Quynh Luu.

All boats of Quynh Luu district (1,275) have anchored and safely taken shelter from storm No. 2. In Son Hai commune alone, with 267 boats, of which 212 are boats over 90 CV, immediately after receiving the directive calling for boats to anchor, the commune promptly notified fishermen at sea to return to the port to take shelter from the storm. By noon on July 16, all boats had safely taken shelter from the storm, including 20 boats anchored in Quang Binh province.

After taking shelter from the storm, fishermen secured their boats to avoid collisions when there were big waves and strong winds; at the same time, they prepared plans to evacuate people in vulnerable areas when the storm made landfall.

Mr. Tran Van Hung - Chairman of Son Hai Commune People's Committee added: "Currently, the commune's flood and storm prevention and search and rescue committee has met and deployed measures and solutions to cope with the storm, minimizing damage to fishermen."

After checking the actual situation in Quynh Luu district regarding the prevention of storm No. 2, Mr. Nguyen Van Lap - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said: "The preparation for storm No. 2 in Quynh Luu district is quite good. This is a district with a very large fleet of boats, but according to the report of the district committee, up to now, all boats in Quynh Luu district have returned to safe shelters".

Boat owners carefully tie down their boats when taking shelter. Photo: Le Nhung

Discussing further about the district's proactive plans to prevent storm No. 2, Mr. Hoang Danh Lai - Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district said: "The district requires departments, organizations, and localities to be on duty 24/7, prepare means, forces, and conditions to prevent this storm. And request regular updates on information about the storm, from which we can closely monitor and have timely and effective prevention plans."

Le Nhung