Fishing boat sunk, 15 fishermen call for help at sea

(Baonghean.vn)- The Border Guard Command of Nghe An province received news from the family of the fishing boat with registration number NA 90144 TS, captained by Hoang Luan (born in 1957), residing in Hong Thai block, Quynh Phuong ward, Hoang Mai town, with 15 crew members on board, that was sunk.

At 4:00 a.m. on December 12, information was received at coordinates 19018' N - 107028 E (about 88 nautical miles east of Lach Con estuary, Hoang Mai town), fishing boat with registration number NA 90144 TS was rammed into the side by ship with registration number TH 90272 TS and then fled. Currently, the boat is half submerged, half floating on the water surface.

Ship CN 09 of Coast Guard Squadron 2 of Nghe An launched to search and rescue the distressed ship.

Identification information of ship TH 90272 TS is as follows: Gray painted ship, fishing net, at the time of collision there was another ship TH 90262 TS next to TH 90272 TS. The family has requested the Border Guard force to urgently rescue.

After receiving the news, the Provincial Border Guard Command directed the coastal units to coordinate with local authorities and the family of the ship in distress to notify the owners of the vessels and captains operating at sea of ​​the location of the ship in distress to support and search and rescue.

At 10:45 a.m., the Nghe An Border Guard Command dispatched ship CN 09, registration number BP 06.19.01, consisting of 15 officers and soldiers of Squadron 2, Provincial Border Guard, led by Captain Le Xuan Huong - Deputy Squadron Commander, to launch a search and rescue mission.

At 12:20 on December 12, rescue ship BP 06.19.01 contacted the ship in distress via frequency 7915 Khz. Currently, the crew members on board are in stable health.

It is expected that around the night of December 12 and early morning of November 13, the rescue ship will reach the ship in distress.

Hung Phong