Ship engine died, 12 fishermen in distress at sea

(Baonghean.vn) -On the way to shore to avoid storm No. 6, a fishing boat carrying 12 fishermen from Quynh Luu district broke down and drifted freely at sea. Currently, rescue forces from Nghe An Border Guard and Ha Tinh Border Guard are trying to approach the boat to rescue the people.

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On the afternoon of August 7, the rescue force of Nghe An Border Guard received information that the fishing boat with registration number NA-93044 TS of Mr. Truong Van Thuc, residing in Quyet Tam hamlet, Quynh Lap commune, Hoang Mai town, was on its way to shore to avoid the storm when the engine suddenly died. On board, in addition to Mr. Thuc, there were 12 other crew members. Currently, the boat is drifting freely at sea at the coordinates 18050'N and 105050'E, 12 nautical miles from Ngu island.

Upon receiving the news, Colonel Hoang Ngoc Nam, Deputy Commander of Nghe An Border Guard, immediately arrived at Squadron 2 - Cua Hoi to command the rescue work. Nghe An Border Guard dispatched two high-speed boats with the numbers BP 061101 and BP061102 and soldiers to rescue. However, on the way, the waves were too big and the wind was too strong, the high-speed boat could not continue. At this time, Colonel Hoang Ngoc Nam reported the incident to the Navy Command and the Border Guard Command, requesting that the high-speed boat of Squadron 2 return.

As soon as he received information about the fishermen's boat in distress, Colonel Hoang Ngoc Nam was present at Cua Hoi to command the rescue work.



Determine the coordinates of the fisherman's ship in distress.

A few minutes later, the Border Guard Command and the Navy Command dispatched ship number BP34-1901 led by Lieutenant Colonel Ngo Duc Dong, Captain of Squadron 2 - Ha Tinh Border Guard, and 8 officers to participate in the rescue. Lieutenant Colonel Dong said that this is a special ship with a capacity of 3,800 CV, used for search and rescue and patrol at sea.

A 3,800-horsepower speedboat of the Ha Tinh Border Guard was mobilized to rescue fishermen during the storm.



Lieutenant Colonel Ngo Duc Dong, Captain of Squadron 2 - Ha Tinh Border Guard (wearing a life jacket) is discussing with Colonel Nam about the rescue plan for the dead ship.

At 8:00 p.m., Lieutenant Colonel Dong told Nghe An Newspaper reporters that he had approached the dead ship and was trying to tow it safely to shore.

Tran Hai - Nguyen Khoa