Found body suspected to be fisherman in fishing boat sinking incident on way into creek 11 days ago
The body of a man washed ashore in Ha Tinh province is suspected to be that of a fisherman from Quynh Luu district (Nghe An) who went missing in a shipwreck 11 days ago.
On the evening of March 29, a leader of the People's Committee of Van Hai commune, Quynh Luu district, said that the locality had received information about verifying the identity of the victim who washed ashore, suspected to be a fisherman missing in the shipwreck.
Earlier, at around 4:30 p.m. on March 29, some people passing by the beach of Xuan Lien commune, Nghi Xuan district, Ha Tinh province saw a male body floating ashore in an advanced stage of decomposition.
The victim was identified by his long-sleeved brown sweater, black pants, and gray rain pants.
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The locals then informed the local authorities and the Border Guard. Initial information, the authorities determined that the body that drifted ashore could be Mr. Bui Sy Nhat (born in 1977, from Quynh Long commune, Quynh Luu district, Nghe An), a victim who went missing in a fishing boat sinking on the way to the creek 11 days ago.
Currently, the victim's family is going to Ha Tinh to coordinate with authorities to identify the victim.
As previously reported by Nghe An Newspaper, on the afternoon of March 18, on the way back to Lach Quen port for repairs, the fishing boat captained by Mr. Nguyen Van Cuong (born in 1980, residing in Van Hai commune, Quynh Luu district) unfortunately encountered an accident that caused the fishing boat to sink about 5-6 nautical miles from Mat island.
Of the four fishermen on the boat, only Mr. Huu was lucky enough to be discovered, rescued, and brought safely to shore by a fishing boat of fishermen from Ha Tinh province.
After more than 6 days of searching without any new discoveries, Nghe An provincial authorities decided to withdraw ships from the scene and stop searching for the 3 missing crew members at sea.
On March 28, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dinh - Vice Chairman of Quynh Luu District People's Committee and the district's working delegation came to encourage the families to try to overcome the pain of loss to soon stabilize their lives.
At the families, the delegation gave 20 million VND to the family of the ship owner; 30 million VND to the 3 families of missing fishermen and 3 million VND to support the injured fisherman who was lucky to escape and return home, Mr. Tran Van Huu (born in 1995).
