Fifteen fishermen in distress were rescued in time.

On the morning of December 20th, the Office of the Central-Western Highlands Regional Disaster Prevention and Control Agency announced that two out of three fishing vessels that had lost contact at sea had been rescued.

(VTC News) - On the morning of December 20th, the Office The Central-Western Highlands Regional Disaster Prevention and Control Sub-Department (in Da Nang City) reported that two-thirds of the fishing vessels that were in distress at sea and lost contact have been rescued and are on their way back to shore.

Specifically, around At 9:30 AM on December 18th, the fishing vessel BD95272TS, owned and captained by Mr. Tran He (residing in Tam Quan Nam, Hoai Nhon district, Binh Dinh province) along with 7 crew members, accident at seaThe ship suffered engine failure and drifted while en route from Philippine waters back to its home country.

Weather Bad weather at sea has caused many fishermen from Binh Dinh to be in distress.

On December 19th, the crew members were spotted by the fishing vessel BD97390TS owned by Mr. Huynh Van Toan (residing in Tam Quan Bac, Hoai Nhon district), transferred to this vessel, and are now safely en route back to shore.

Another fishing boat also from Binh Dinh. The fishing vessel BD95908TS, owned and captained by Mr. Do Van Lien (residing in Tam Quan Bac, Hoai Nhon, Binh Dinh), along with 6 crew members, suffered a hull breach while operating at sea. Fortunately, the vessel was spotted, approached, and is currently being towed back to Tam Quan port (Binh Dinh) by the fishing vessel BD97298TS.

Specifically, the fishing vessel BD95566TS, owned and captained by Mr. Nguyen Binh (residing in Hoai Huong, Hoai Nhon, Binh Dinh), along with 6 crew members, departed on December 1st but lost contact on December 7th while fishing. The family and authorities are currently making efforts to contact the vessel but without success.

Video: Chinese coast guard ships surround distressed Vietnamese fishing boat.

Xuan Mai