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Ship KN 467 towed an endangered fishing boat to Cam Ranh harbor on the morning of October 31 – Video: DUY THANH
This boat has just been towed by the fishing boat KN 467 and arrived ashore at Cam Ranh (Khanh Hoa) port this morning on October 31st.
From early in the morning, Private Ho Van Thi dressed in Navy soldiers (working in Naval Region Command 4, stationed in Cam Ranh) went to the port and stood looking towards the mouth of Cam Ranh Bay , with a clear face. a worried look, but a happy look in his eyes.
There, Thi’s father, Mr. Ho Cage (50 years old) and his biological brother Ho Minh Thuong (29 years old, living in Hoai Thanh commune, Hoai Nhon city, Binh Dinh province) are on a boat fishing “stormy”. He was rescued by the fishing boat and was pulling ashore.
“Thought dead …”
When the ladders of the KN 467 boat hit the ground, Thi jumped straight onto the boat and then jumped onto the fishing boat, which was now paired with the port side of the fishing boat, hugging his father and brother.
Mr. Cage, old for his age, couldn’t hold back the tears when he saw his youngest son again, but Thuong was by his side, the father and son barely said a word. Just for a moment, Mr. Cage said interrupted: “Father and I think we could not go back, Thi dear …”.
The father and son shed tears again.
Ho Cage was moved when he met his son, Private Ho Van Thi – Photo: DUY THANH
Sitting with me in the rest area for the crew members on the fishing boat, Ho Minh Thuong told me around 1:20 p.m. 27-10, when Captain Le Van Toan received a call from the captain of the boat 96388- TS Nguyen Van Minh in the same practice. The fishing crew called for help because the boat had broken the water, was about to sink, their boat had opened at full speed to run towards Mr. Minh’s boat.
“Our ship is about 4 nautical miles from Mr. Minh’s train. We ran about 40 minutes, then we got to the coordinates of Mr. Minh’s train but we couldn’t see anything, the radio was not good, just the strong waves and the wind “- It is often said.
Fisherman Ho Minh Thuong recounted the horrible moment in the middle of a storm – Video: DUY THANH
Despite being thrown by the 5-6 m high waves, the captain of ship 98658, Dr. Le Thanh Toan, decided to try running around Mr. Minh’s coordinates to call for help earlier in hopes of saving his colleagues and compatriots. .
“Over an hour later, or around 3pm on October 27, the wind was so strong that the hundred-horsepower ship could not hold up, and the wind and waves knocked it over and swirled it. Over time, yelling at the brothers to try to stay calm, to drop anchor to reduce the ship’s drift. ”- Captain Toan, only 27 years old, his face still has a startled expression when he remembers the opposite moments between the life and death.
Toàn said that he spent a few years on the beach, faced many storms, but had never fallen into a “door of death” like that. It was pitch dark, the waves were sweeping, the ship was broken by the waves at the nose, the water overflowed everywhere, the heaviest was around 22:00 on the night of October 27. The engine compartment was flooded with seawater, the boat’s engine exploded in no time, the fishermen’s lives “hung a thousand pounds.”
Captain Le Thanh Toan recounted the “stormy” journey of the fishing boat – Video: DUY THANH
Toàn said that at that time of life or death, he simply yelled at his brothers to try to keep the ship alive, that is, the ship had to start up and float, because the ship lived to live. Fourteen people shared, someone who was pumping and pounding water, sawing cut trees to support the side of the boat, someone who found items to plug the holes in the bow of the boat …
“Thinking of Mr. Minh’s ship, then we look at the situation of our ship, in our stomach, everyone thinks there is no way back. But everyone does the best they can with five or seven forces to hope to live.
Launched for 12 hours straight, at 3am on October 28, the waves subsided, the brothers hugged while crying and were happy to know that the most dangerous moment had passed, “recalled crew member Nguyen Duy Khoa .
Supporting, assisting, rescuing and rescuing at sea is one of the missions that naval and fishing control consider a combat mission. The absolutely safe rescue and salvage of the BD 98658-TS fishing boat and the coordination to save the 3 fishermen from the 97469-TS fishing boat is an initial success. Currently, rescue and rescue forces continue to do everything possible to find the remaining fishermen from the two sunken fishing boats.
Colonel PHAM DUY DUNG – deputy director of the Political Bureau of the Region 4 Navy
How to be born a second time
Welcoming the fishermen from the newly rescued fishing boat – Photo: DUY THANH
The storm passed but the big waves were still and the danger continued when the fishing boat had a hole in the nose and the engine could not explode at any time, only being able to run above and below 1 nautical mile per hour, which means that it is impossible to escape quickly. region.
The machine radio was flooded with sea water, it was damaged, fortunately Captain Toan still had a satellite phone and was still in contact with the fishing boat KN 467 that was responding, as well as the information coordination agencies rescue above. edge.
“We were informed that on October 28 at 6 in the afternoon, the fishing boat would run out to meet my boat as it entered. But the wind was too strong, the fishing boat could not go fast. Until 0:00 in two boats 29-10 Only then can we catch up. Then we can make sure we live, happily as if we were born a second time, “said fisherman Le Quoc Tinh.
Mr. Nguyen Van Cuong, captain of the search and rescue squad of the KN 467 and KN 473 fishing boat fleet, tells stories about saving fishing boats – Video: DUY THANH
Mr. Nguyen Van Cuong, team captain for the KN 467 and KN 473 fishing boat fleet, said the ship began searching for and rescuing fishing boat 98658 TS when storm number 9 was hurricane level. sweeping the South China Sea.
“We are going against the direction of the storm moving towards the coast in very intense storm conditions. But in the spirit of saving people like saving our loved ones, we are very careful in calculating to ensure the fastest time. and safe. It is the best for our boats as well as the fishing boats and has completed the task well, “said Mr. Cuong.
After approaching the fishing boat, the crew of the fishing boat quickly took care of the health, medical and food assistance of the fishermen. At 7:10 am on October 29, the cruise ship brought the fishing boat to the mainland.
“On behalf of the fishermen, from the bottom of my heart, I was extremely moved and could not say a word to thank all the naval forces, the fishermen and other forces that bravely overcame the difficulties and hardships to save. it was the ship, as well as the 14 brothers aboard the train 98658 TS “- confided Mr. Le Van, owner of the ship.
And Captain Le Thanh Toan, after his sad thanks still looked at the sea, said: “We are lucky to live, but the other brothers of the other two ships are in the same hometown …”.
