Rescue of Nghe An fishing boat with engine failure drifting at sea

At 5:00 p.m. on July 25, 2020, the fishing vessel with license plate NA-90743-TS, captained by Mr. Nguyen Van Ly (born in 1979), residing in Son Hai village, Tien Thuy commune, Quynh Luu district (there were 10 crew members on board) was operating in the fishing industry when the main engine broke down. The vehicle drifted in the area with coordinates: 18°50' N - 107°50' E (about 120 nautical miles east of Cua Hoi, Nghe An).

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At 7:45 a.m. on July 26, the Quynh Thuan Border Guard Station, Nghe An Border Guard, contacted the ship in distress while it was drifting about 49 nautical miles east of the demarcation line of the Gulf of Tonkin. Thereby, they determined that the crew members on board were in normal health and had enough food for the next 5 days.

Currently, Quynh Thuan Border Guard Station is keeping in touch and contacting vessels operating near the area of ​​the ship in distress to come and assist in troubleshooting. Through discussions with the vessel owner, we have now contacted a vessel from Nghe An operating near the area of ​​the ship in distress and is on its way to the rescue. It is expected that at 7:00 p.m. tonight (July 26), this vessel will be able to approach the drifting fishing vessel.

Nghe An Border Guard regularly keeps in contact with the damaged vehicle to deploy effective rescue plans. Photo: Phuong Linh

To ensure the safety of the NA - 90743 - TS ship and the lives of the crew members drifting toward Chinese waters, the Standing Office of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Response and Search and Rescue of Nghe An province has sent a document requesting the National Committee for Natural Disaster Response and Search and Rescue to dispatch a SAR ship to rescue the ship in distress and its crew members./.