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On the afternoon of October 30, the reporter went to the house of the fisherman Le Minh Don (20 years old): one of the three fishermen from the fishing boat 97469 TS has just been rescued by the M / V Fortune Iris at sea. Mr. Le Quang Tiep, 45, Don’s father, said: When he learned that his son was still alive, the family was happy and speechless.
“I thought I was dead now, but I fell into the sea for 2 days 2 nights in a stormy situation, who could bear it. Also thank God that Buddha saved him, now my children are like living a second life, ”Tiep said through tears.
The father and grandfather of crew member Le Minh Don. Photo: Truong Dinh
On the phone, Mr. Don told his family what happened: “When the boat sank, 2 people died from being too weak. The remaining 12 people tried to grab the 2 basket jars and the items in the boat. But The waves were so big that they made them all fly, floating one by one, Fortunately 4 people were able to swing on the lid of the fish hold, the remaining 8 people clinging to a bamboo tree simply floated on the waves of the sea. Next morning the wave was too big, many people were exhausted, they couldn’t take it … There were only 3 people left to be saved by the freighter after that.
Ms. Huynh Thi Tiet, 34, the wife of fisherman Huynh Xuan Phi, one of the three survivors, said that when she heard the news of saving Mr. Phi, the whole family was happy to cry.
“Everyone is happy for Phi. Right at noon, my nephew (Mr. Don) called to report that Mr. Phi was still tired, so he couldn’t return the call. But knowing he was still alive, everyone was happy, ”shared Tiet.
How Tien Phong Information, two Binh Dinh fishing boats with the number 96388 TS with 12 fishermen, and the boat 97469 with 14 fishermen who were heading to avoid storm number 9, sank in the sea area northeast of the city of Nha Trang. about 135-170 knots. Immediately after that, the Navy’s search and rescue headquarters located at the 4th Regional Command ordered forces to cross high waves and high winds to search for boats and fishermen in distress. .
On the night of October 29, Binh Dinh Provincial Information and Rescue Command said that a freighter (on the trip to Japan) saved the lives of 3 fishermen on the fishing boat 97469 TS by Mr. Vo Ngoc Do (in Hoai Hai Commune, Hoai Nhon City) owns the ship and the captain.
At around 6:00 p.m. on October 29, the captain of the M / V Fortune Iris called the Nha Trang Coastal Information Station to announce that he had saved 3 Vietnamese fishermen, including fishermen Le Minh Don (20 years old). Huynh Xuan Phi (35 years old), Vo Van Hoai (35 years old), are all members of the crew aboard the fishing boat 97469 TS.
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