Save 3 people in the case of 26 fishermen missing at sea



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After three days of disappearance, three crew members of a fishing boat carrying 14 people sunk in the Molave ​​storm in the waters of Khanh Hoa were rescued by foreign ships.

“The Hong Kong national freighter has saved these fishermen,” said Tran Chau, vice chairman of the Binh Dinh Provincial People’s Committee on October 30.

Last night, the captain of the M / V Fortune Iris called the Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa) Coastal Information Station to announce the incident. They said the health of the three fishermen was fine, despite the fact that they fought for many days at sea.

Warships were present in the area where two fishing boats were in distress.  Photo: An Phuoc.

Warships were present in the area where two fishing boats were in distress. Image: An Phuoc.

They rescued three people: Le Minh Don (20 years old), Phan Quoc Quy (35 years old), Vo Van Hoai (35 years old). They are the crew of a fishing boat owned by Mr. Vo Ngoc Do, in Hoai Hai Commune, Hoai Nhon City, owner and captain of the boat.

Also according to information from the captain, the surviving fishermen said, of the 14 crew members who suffered the accident, 2 people died when the boat sank, 5 disappeared at sea due to exhaustion and 4 people disappeared. .

Authorities are working with the M / V Fortune Iris to host three fishermen.

Previously, at 5:00 pm on October 27, Mr. Vo Ngoc Do’s fishing boat, en route to Nha Trang to avoid Storm Molave ​​(Storm No. 9), sank 310 km from Hon Tre ( Khanh Hoa). Two hours earlier, another fishing boat from Binh Dinh province sank 330 km off the coast of Phu Yen, 12 missing fishermen have not yet been found on this boat.

Two DHC-6 warships and seaplanes from the 954 Brigade (Marine Corps) are currently deployed to search for the remaining 23 of the two sunken fishing vessels.

The area two fishing boats carrying 26 people were sunk and forces are searching.  Graphics: Khanh Hoang.

The area two fishing boats carrying 26 people were sunk and forces are searching. Graphics: Khanh Hoang.

Viet Quoc – Pham Linh

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