Nghe An fishermen's fishing boat short-circuited and caught fire in the middle of the ocean
(Baonghean.vn) - On the way to the mainland, a fishing boat of fishermen in Hoang Mai town suddenly had an electrical short circuit, caught fire fiercely and then sank into the sea.
At 6:00 p.m. on October 5, fishing boat NA 99997 TS with a capacity of 450 CV, owned by Mr. Phan Van Khuyen (born in 1957, residing in Quynh Phuong ward, Hoang Mai town) and captain, was on its way to shore at coordinates 18 degrees 54 minutes 547 E and 106 degrees 056 minutes 160 N when it suddenly suffered an electrical short circuit and caught fire. At that time, there were 8 crew members on board, all residing in Quynh Phuong ward, Hoang Mai town.
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| Fishing boat caught fire fiercely at night. Photo: Linh Han |
Captain Khuyen recounted that while the crew was working on the ship, they suddenly noticed smoke rising from the engine room. Mr. Khuyen went down to check and discovered a short circuit in the 3-phase power line, which caused the fire to spread to the main engine's oil pipe and spread to the cabin.
Realizing the urgent and unsalvageable situation, Mr. Khuyen informed all crew members on board to put on life jackets, get on a basket boat and leave the ship to escape.
The crew used flashlights to send out a distress signal in the middle of the sea. About 30 minutes later, a fishing boat of Nghe An fishermen with registration number NA 99368 TS, which was also on its way to the mainland, came to the rescue and brought 8 fishermen on board, bringing them safely to Lach Con fishing port (Quynh Phuong ward).
Currently, the health of the 8 crew members is normal. The NA 99997 TS ship caught fire and sank at 9:30 p.m. the same day, with initial damage estimated at 5.5 billion VND.