Two bodies of crew members found where Nghe An fishing boat sank

Previously, during the process of salvaging the missing fishing boat NA 95899 TS in the Bach Long Vy sea area (Hai Phong), yesterday (July 17), the search team discovered 2 bodies of the crew members in distress.

The process of salvaging fishing boat NA 95889 encountered many difficulties. Photo: Contributor

In the morning, the search team discovered a body. Through verification from Mr. Ho Ba Son, the younger brother of Mr. Ho Ba Lam - the owner and captain of the NA 95899 TS ship and the fishermen present at the scene, the body was predicted to be Mr. Nguyen Van Tung, a crew member of the NA 95899 TS ship.

Early in the afternoon of the same day, SAR 411 ship continued to discover and bring a body on board right at the location where the NA 95899 TS ship had an accident; the identity of the victim has not yet been determined. The bodies were immediately taken to the cold storage for examination and identification.

It is expected that this morning (July 18), the SAR 411 ship will bring the bodies of the two victims to Cua Lo port (Nghe An province) to hand over to local authorities. The Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center has requested the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district (Nghe An province) to direct the district's authorities, the ship owner and the victims' families to coordinate in receiving and identifying the two victims' bodies according to the law.

According to the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center, "At the scene, the search inside the ship and on the sea surface is still being carried out. The forces are still trying to lower the rope to find a way to bring the ship to a more favorable position. However, this is also facing many difficulties, because the ship is very heavy."