Border guards in Quang Tri province have just approached and rescued eight crew members from a fishing boat that ran aground due to large waves in the Nhat Le estuary area, about 500 meters from the shore.
Authorities have found three bodies in the incident where two fishing boats broke their anchors during Typhoon No. 10; the search for the remaining six victims is currently being urgently carried out.
Authorities in Quang Binh province are still coordinating with relevant units to rescue four fishing vessels in distress at sea and search for missing fishermen.
Two crew members who went missing in a shipwreck off the coast of Thua Thien - Hue were rescued by a fishing boat, are in stable condition, and have been brought safely ashore.
Leaders of Quang Nam province, the Navy, the Border Guard, and local authorities are finalizing the last preparations to welcome the ship carrying the distressed fishermen ashore at Nui Thanh.
During the night, foreign aircraft and ships were present in the sea area where two fishing boats from Quang Nam province sank to participate in the search for the 13 missing crew members.
Explorers have located the wreck of the Japanese transport ship Montevideo Maru, which was torpedoed in the Philippine Sea, killing nearly 1.000 Australians during World War II.
The Cua Tung Border Guard Station (Quang Tri province) dispatched 8 officers and soldiers to assist in salvaging a fishing boat that sank after colliding with an unknown object at sea.
To date, 9 out of the 15 workers involved in the shipwreck off Binh Thuan province have been rescued and brought safely ashore, and the search and rescue operation has been concluded.
The Indonesian Navy deployed two warships today (July 16) to search for and rescue 16 fishing vessels in distress off the coast of West Kalimantan due to bad weather.
Four golfers and the captain of a speedboat (belonging to a tourism company) sank on the Nha Be River (District 7, Ho Chi Minh City) after colliding with a mooring buoy.
The Khánh Hòa Provincial Border Guard Command has contacted Mr. Toàn, the owner of the fishing boat that was in distress while searching for 12 missing crew members due to Typhoon No. 9.
The Ministry of Defense dispatched helicopters to the waters off Quang Tri province to rescue eight crew members of the Vietship 01 vessel, but encountered difficulties and could only drop food supplies to those on board.
Mr. Tran Hung Tho recounted the moment when the fishing vessel QNg 90617 TS was fatally rammed by a Chinese ship, causing the hull to crack, the cabin to break in half, and 8 people to be thrown into the sea.
In Tien Thuy commune (Quynh Luu district, Nghe An province), the heartbreaking news arrived that while everyone was searching for life rafts, Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa was still desperately trying to find his child and eventually collapsed from exhaustion.
The ship sank in an area with winds of force 6-7, but the 9 crew members from Kien Giang province were fortunate to be rescued in time by their colleagues and border guards in Ca Mau.
The People's Committee of Quang Ninh province has just directed relevant agencies to investigate and handle the series of shipwrecks that have occurred over the past two days.
According to the Vietnam Port Authority, following the sinking of a Chinese ship carrying 116 tons of frozen buffalo meat, numerous oil slicks have appeared, posing a risk of environmental pollution in the waters off Mong Cai.
The owner of the speedboat carrying 42 passengers that encountered problems off the coast of Can Gio has provided initial information regarding the cause of water flooding into the engine room.
The owner of the Greenlines DP C3 speedboat claims that the incident of water flooding into the engine room was unintentional, and that the vessel had undergone thorough technical inspections to ensure safety before setting sail.
Passengers reported that from the moment they boarded the ship until the incident occurred, no staff member provided them with instructions or showed them where the life vests were located.