Naval Region 5 troops promptly rescued fishermen's fishing boat in distress.

At 3:45 p.m. on June 23, officers and soldiers of Naval Region 5 Command successfully rescued the Kien Giang fishing boat, registration number KG 1725 TS, from the stranded location.

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Earlier, at around 5:30 a.m., the KG 1725 TS ship was anchored in An Thoi Bay, Phu Quoc City, Kien Giang Province when suddenly a thunderstorm, strong winds, and large waves broke the anchor rope, the ship drifted ashore and ran aground. Facing the risk of the ship being capsized by the waves, the ship owner contacted the Naval Region 5 Command for emergency rescue.

Scene of the fishing boat accident.

Upon receiving the information, at 1:00 p.m., the Naval Region 5 Command dispatched Ship 470, Squadron 512, Brigade 127, and dozens of officers and soldiers to the scene to quickly set up ropes and deploy rescue plans.

Cán bộ, chiến sĩ Tàu 470 tiếp cận làm dây cứu kéo tàu KG 1725 TS.

Officers and soldiers of Ship 470 approached to make a rescue rope to tow ship KG 1725 TS.

After more than 2 hours of active rescue, officers and soldiers of Naval Region 5 Command were able to get the fishing boat out of the stranded area.

Chỉ huy Lữ đoàn 127 theo dõi, động viên cán bộ, chiến sĩ đơn vị thực hiện nhiệm vụ.

The commander of Brigade 127 monitors and encourages officers and soldiers of the unit to carry out their tasks.

The ship KG 1725 TS is captained by Mr. Lu Van Quan, born in 1989, residing in Quarter 5, An Thoi Ward, Phu Quoc City, Kien Giang Province. There are 3 crew members on board working as trawlers.

Cán bộ, chiến sĩ Bộ Tư lệnh Vùng 5 Hải quân cứu kéo thành công tàu KG 1725 TS ra khỏi nơi mắc cạn.

Officers and soldiers of Naval Region 5 Command successfully rescued ship KG 1725 TS from the stranded area.

In recent years, many cases of fishermen in distress have been promptly rescued by officers and soldiers of Naval Region 5. Officers and soldiers of the Region have also done a good job of mass mobilization, helping people prevent coastal erosion, fire and explosion, and forest fires; promoting sea and island issues and combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; effectively implementing the program "Vietnam Navy as a support for fishermen to go offshore and stick to the sea" and the activity "Navy sponsors fishermen's children", contributing to building a solid "people's heart position" at sea.

Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/bo-doi-hai-quan-vung-5-kip-thoi-cuu-keo-tau-ca-ngu-dan-gap-nan-201420.html