Rescue of Nghe An fishing boat with broken engine drifting at sea
(Baonghean.vn) - A fishing boat of Nghe An fishermen has a broken main engine and is drifting freely at sea. Currently, the authorities are actively looking for ways to rescue the fishing boat and the crew members in distress.
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 (with 10 crew members on board) was operating 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, 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, the crew on board were found to be in normal health, with enough food for the next 5 days.
Currently, Quynh Thuan Border Guard Station is maintaining contact and contacting ships operating near the area of the ship in distress to come and assist in troubleshooting. Through discussions with the owner of the ship, we have now contacted a ship 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 ship will be able to approach the drifting fishing boat.
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| Nghe An Border Guard regularly keeps in touch 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 towards Chinese waters, the Standing Office of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control 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./.
