Fishermen resuced at sea

June 27, 2017 - 10:40

The Việt Nam Maritime Search and Rescue Co-ordination Centre (VMRCC), in co-ordination with the Nghệ An Border Guards, yesterday successfully rescued a fishing ship with 17 seamen having accident on the sea.

The Việt Nam Maritime Search and Rescue Co-ordination Centre (VMRCC) and the Nghệ An Border Guards yesterday rescued 17 seamen from a floundering fishing ship. — Photo zing.vn

NGHỆ AN – The Việt Nam Maritime Search and Rescue Co-ordination Centre (VMRCC) and the Nghệ An Border Guards yesterday rescued 17 seamen from a floundering fishing ship.

At about 3pm on Friday the VMRCC received signals asking for help from the fishing ship, owned by Hoàng Văn Hoa, from Cửa Lò Town, the central province of Nghệ An. The ship’s enginge stopped working, water was going to flood the ship and the seamen had ran out of food and water. At that time the ship was about 110 nautical miles off the province’s Lạch Quèn seaport.

The VMRCC reached the vessel at 9am on Saturday, with the crew having been battered by strong waves.

The ship and its crew were taken to the Cửa Lò seaport. – VNS

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