TPO - Hundreds of Quang Ngai fishing boats from Hoang Sa and Truong Sa sea areas had to abandon their fishing trips and hurriedly return to port to sell fish to avoid the storm. Quang Ngai border guards also deployed forces to support fishermen in tying and anchoring their boats to ensure safety when coming ashore to seek shelter from the storm.
TPO - Hundreds of Quang Ngai fishing boats from Hoang Sa and Truong Sa sea areas had to abandon their fishing trips and hurriedly return to port to sell fish to avoid the storm. Quang Ngai border guards also deployed forces to support fishermen in tying and anchoring their boats to ensure safety when coming ashore to seek shelter from the storm.
Selling fish to "run" the storm
Receiving warning information about the complicated path of storm No. 6 (Tra Mi), many ship owners and captains in Quang Ngai province urgently brought their vehicles ashore to anchor and take shelter.
On the morning of October 25, according to the reporter's records at Tinh Ky fishing port (Tinh Ky commune), Tinh Hoa (Tinh Hoa commune, Quang Ngai city) and Sa Ky (Binh Chau commune, Binh Son district), hundreds of fishing boats of fishermen returned to shore.
These fishing boats mostly operate in the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa waters. Although they have not finished their fishing trip and have not yet achieved their catch, when they heard that storm No. 6 had entered the East Sea, the fishermen had to abandon their fishing trip and quickly bring their boats back to shore to sell seafood and take shelter from the storm.
Mr. Nguyen Van Leo (residing in Dinh Tan village, Binh Chau commune, captain of fishing boat QNg 90055 TS) brought the boat back to Sa port (Binh Chau commune), ending the trip half the time earlier than expected.
“The trawler, operating in the Truong Sa fishing grounds, usually returns after about 30 days of fishing, but after only 15 days, we heard about the storm so we turned back. Because it has only been a few days, the output is quite low, only about 3 tons, and at a price of 35,000 VND/kg, it is still not enough to cover the costs. After selling the fish, I will anchor the boat in a safe place and wait until the storm passes before going out to sea again,” said Mr. Leo.
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Many ships had to abandon their voyages and hurriedly return to port to sell fish to avoid the storm. |
Also at Sa Ky port, the QNg 91374 ship of fisherman Pham Van Ninh (residing in Dinh Tan village, Binh Chau commune) has just returned from the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos. The ship docked, the fishermen hurriedly scooped fish from the hold to transport them ashore to sell to traders. "The ship has only been at sea for 10 days. But seeing this kind of storm, I brought the ship back to shore to ensure safety," said Mr. Ninh.
According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, Quang Ngai province is forecast to be in the direct impact area of storm No. 6.
Officials are only allowed to go on business trips outside the province when necessary.
Responding to storm No. 6, Permanent Vice Chairman of Quang Ngai Provincial People's Committee Tran Hoang Tuan requested that leaders of agencies, units, and People's Committees of districts in the province only travel outside the province when necessary, cannot be absent at the request of Central Ministries and branches, and must have the consent of competent authorities.
Timely direct the organization of storm response measures according to the assigned functions, tasks and disaster response plans of agencies, units and localities. Members of the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control, according to their assigned functions and tasks, promptly go to the assigned areas to coordinate, urge and inspect the work of preparing for natural disaster response at units and localities.
At the same time, organize the counting of ships operating at sea; strictly manage the activities of ships and boats at sea. Prepare rescue forces and means to respond when requested.
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Quang Ngai Border Guard force helps people anchor boats. |
Faced with the complicated developments of storm No. 6, the Quang Ngai Provincial Border Guard Command urgently deployed natural disaster prevention work along the entire route. At the same time, it organized forces to support fishermen in arranging and mooring their boats and called on fishermen to find safe shelter from the storm.
According to the inventory of the Quang Ngai Border Guard Command, the whole province has nearly 4,500 fishing boats/36,870 fishermen operating at sea. As of 10:00 on October 25, 4,163 boats/32,997 fishermen had anchored ashore. Nearly 320 boats/3,873 fishermen are still operating at sea.
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Fishermen check fishing gear on board. |
Currently, the Quang Ngai Border Guard continues to maintain contact, provide information on the direction of storm No. 6 (storm Tra Mi) and guide fishing boats still operating at sea to urgently move to find safe shelter. In addition, coordinating with community watch stations to maintain 24/7 communication with vehicles still operating at sea.
Major Nguyen Huu Phuoc - Deputy Head of Sa Ky Port Border Gate Station (under Quang Ngai Border Guard) said that there are still 137 vessels operating at sea in the area. The unit has contacted all of these vessels and informed them of the storm's direction, while at the same time propagating to fishermen to proactively move to safe shelters, and those vessels that can move to shore should quickly return to shore.
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Quang Ngai fishing boats anchored to avoid the storm. |
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Fishermen take the opportunity to collect fishing gear. |
In addition, coordinate with local authorities to help people anchor boats in safe locations during heavy rains and rising river water to avoid drifting and causing unsafe conditions on the river and ensure people's property.
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