While setting out to rescue 8 crew members in distress, a fishing boat sank at sea.
After more than 30 minutes at sea, the fishing boat approached the wrecked ship, but while the fishermen were trying to throw rescue ropes, the fishing boat was suddenly sunk by waves.
At 8:40,fishing boatalong with 4 fishermen set sail, heading towards the cargo ship. Many locals commented that, with the current weather, "the best time to approach the stranded ship is from 10am to 2pm". They asked Quang Tri authorities to support a large-capacity canoe on shore to be ready to respond.
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| Efforts to rescue fishermen of the sunken ship. |
After about 30 minutes at sea, the fishing boat approached the Vietship 01 but while the fishermen were trying to throw the rope,rescue, suddenly the fishing boat was sunk by the waves. One fisherman fell into the sea, drifted south and swam to shore; the other 3 fishermen clung to the stranded ship, climbed up the iron frame protruding above the water.
Fisherman Nguyen Duc Bang (52 years old, residing in Cua Viet town, Gio Linh district, Quang Tri), who swam to shore, said that on the cargo ship "there were still 8 crew members, their health looked somewhat impaired but they were still holding on, one of them had a broken leg".
According to Mr. Bang, "given the distance from the stranded cargo ship to the shore, fishermen familiar with the sea can swim in; as for the crew members, observations show that the waves and winds are very strong, and the swirling currents do not ensure safety for them to swim in. On the other hand, after more than 2 days of being stranded, the health of the crew members has also declined."
Faced with the sinking fishing boat, the rescue team came up with a plan to buy another fishing boat and mobilize 2 to 3 more fishermen and maritime rescue workers to go out to sea and approach the Vietship 01.
It is expected that maritime rescue workers will use a gun to shoot a rope across the stranded cargo ship, after which the crew and fishermen on this ship will climb over the fishing boat. In addition, a rubber boat is being rushed from Da Nang to Quang Tri to serve the rescue.
"The priority task now is to save people. Make use of every hour and every minute to save the crew members, while the weather is still complicated," said Mr. Vo Van Hung, Chairman of Quang Tri People's Committee.
Explaining why the authorities did not use modern means for rescue but mobilized fishing boats, Colonel Le Van Phuong - Commander of Quang Tri Border Guard said that the weather conditions were very difficult, with big waves and strong winds, and modern means could not reach the scene, so "we had to use rudimentary means and the fishermen's experience at sea".
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