Fishing boat sank, 1 crew member died near Mat island

At more than 10:00 a.m. this morning (January 25), the rescue ship of Squadron 2, Nghe An Provincial Border Guard brought the fisherman's body back to the dock.Con Creek(Hoang Mai town) to hand over to the family.

Forces brought the dead crew member ashore. Photo: Thanh Thuy

According to information from the ship owner, at 2:00 a.m. on January 25, fishing boat NA 90800TS, operated by Mr. Nguyen Van Trieu (born in 1974), residing in Tan Dong block, Quynh Di ward, Hoang Mai town, was operating in an area nearEye IslandIn bad weather conditions, thick fog was sunk by a transport ship.

At 5:30 a.m. the same day, all 8 crew members on board were rescued by fishing boat NA 94789TS owned by Mr. Pham Huu Hai, Quynh Nghia commune, Quynh Luu district.

The rescued sailors who landed at Lach Con wharf recounted the terrifying moments of the accident. Photo: Thanh Thuy

After being brought aboard, crew member Nguyen Van Van (born in 1964) died in poor health due to exhaustion and cold. After contacting the Nghe An Provincial Border Guard, Mr. Hai's ship handed over all crew members to Squadron 2 to take the distressed crew members to Lach Con wharf, Quynh Phuong ward, Hoang Mai town.

It is known that fishing boat NA 90800TS departed from Lach Con fishing port at 11:00 a.m. on January 23 and got into an accident after 2 days at sea.

Leaders of Hoang Mai town and forces on standby to welcome the distressed crew member. Photo: Thanh Thuy

Currently, leaders of Hoang Mai town, Quynh Phuong ward and Quynh Phuong Border Guard Station are present at the fishing port to direct and coordinate the handover of the deceased crew member to his family and encourage the crew members in distress./.