Video: 16-year-old fisherman tells story of eating duckweed to survive after 25 hours drifting at sea
(Baonghean.vn) - Among the four Nghe An fishermen who had to eat duckweed to survive, Tran Van Cuong was only 16 years old. On the afternoon of September 7, Cuong and the other surviving fishermen returned to their hometown in Quynh Luu district and told stories about their life-and-death moments at sea.
| 16-year-old fisherman tells story of 25 hours of swimming at sea and having to eat duckweed to survive. Clip: Khanh An |
In the sinking of the fishing boat NA 93010 TS in Son Hai commune (Quynh Luu district, Nghe An), 5 fishermen were lucky to survive. Among the 4 fishermen who were adrift at sea and had to eat duckweed to survive, there was a fisherman who was only 16 years old, Tran Van Cuong (16 years old, residing in Son Hai commune).
Cuong said: “While swimming, we carried the body of Dau Ngoc Cam’s uncle (67 years old), but after about 4 to 5 hours, the wind became strong and we were exhausted, so we had to tie Cam’s body to a buoy and float it at sea to wait for search and rescue. We had to eat duckweed to prevent a sore throat and luckily we found a line of fresh milk that had expired for a year. The four of us shared it, each person had a box to drink to survive, then swam and found a pack of candy and had to continue eating duckweed and drifting at sea for 25 hours. After that, the rescue ship CN 09 of the Quang Tri Border Guard rescued us and brought us to shore.”
On the afternoon of September 7, Cuong and the surviving fishermen returned home in Quynh Luu district.
