Identities of 3 fishermen in the sinking of a fishing boat in Nghe An have been identified.
(Baonghean.vn) - Up to now, the identities of 4 deceased crew members have been determined. There are still 6 missing crew members who have not been found, while the search must switch to another plan.
On the morning of July 26, information from the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (Vietnam MRCC) said that after more than a week of DNA testing, the identities of the three fishermen in the sinking of fishing boat NA 95899 TS have been determined.
Accordingly, the identities of the three bodies brought back to Cua Lo port by SAR 411 and handed over to the local authorities were identified as Mr. Nguyen Van Tung, Mr. Nguyen Tuan Phong and Mr. Ho Ba Lam (captain).
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| The bodies of the sailors were brought to Cua Lo port at 7am on July 18. Photo: Thanh - Nhat |
These are 3 bodies and body parts found by rescue ships around the sea area where the NA 95899 TS ship sank and was brought to Cua Lo port on July 18 and July 21.
Relatives of fishermen who have not been found have had their DNA samples taken. In case more bodies suspected to be fishermen are found, they will be tested and their identities will be determined.
Thus, nearly a month after the incident of fishing boat NA 95899 TS sinking in the waters of Bach Long Vy island, authorities have found and identified the four deceased fishermen. There are still six missing fishermen: Bui Ngoc Son, Truong Dac Quy, Ho Ba Hoang, Bui Ngoc Chung, Nguyen Van Manh, and Nguyen Ngoc Tan.
On July 24, the rescue ships were withdrawn to the mainland due to the unsuccessful search and salvage of the sunken ship. The NA 95899 TS ship, weighing about 200 tons, sank in the sea at a depth of more than 65m and was surrounded by nets, making the salvage operation difficult.
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| The search for missing crew members must be switched to another plan. |
According to the search team's assessment, the sinking of fishing boat NA 95899 TS happened nearly a month ago, so the fishermen's chances of survival are almost gone.
Currently, the authorities are proposing 3 options, including: Issuing a maritime notice to all vehicles passing through the area of the shipwreck to immediately notify the Search and Rescue Center if they detect a strange object.
Second, Vietnamese authorities will exchange and consult with countries and international organizations on best search experiences. The third solution is to hire a dredging team to search the entire area around the sunken fishing boat.
Previously, on July 19, a team of dredgers was hired to search for the body, and at 11:30 a.m. on July 21, they discovered part of the body at sea. On July 23, the dredgers once again scanned the search area but found no results. By 5:00 p.m. the same day, they had withdrawn from the scene. Therefore, Vietnamese authorities are implementing options 1 and 2 to have a basis for calculating the next options.
Regarding the remote-controlled emergency intervention device Irov-VN08 sent by the Ministry of National Defense, Mr. Nguyen Van Thach - Director of the Traffic Safety Department (Ministry of Transport) said that the search support device had completed its survey diving mission and determined the location of the sunken fishing boat, but due to the fishing net covering the hull of the boat, it was unable to reach deep inside the boat.
As reported by Nghe An Newspaper, at around 1:00 p.m. on June 28, the Pacific 01 ship collided with the fishing boat NA 95899 TS (with 19 crew members on board) at coordinates 19032.334N; 107042.263E, 14.5 nautical miles from the demarcation line of the Gulf of Tonkin on the Chinese side and about 34 nautical miles south of Bach Long Vi Island.
Immediately after the accident, the search and rescue forces promptly deployed to carry out search and rescue. Nine crew members on the fishing boat were rescued, 10 crew members were missing and died.