Prime Minister directs search and rescue of fishermen in Truong Sa sea

On October 17, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed Official Dispatch 970/CD-TTg on organizing search and rescue for fishermen on two Vietnamese fishing boats that sank in the area of Song Tu Tay Island, Truong Sa District, Khanh Hoa Province.

According to information from the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center, at about 1:00 a.m. on October 17, 2023, the QNa 90927 TS ship was sunk by waves in an area about 135 nautical miles northwest of Song Tu Tay Island. 37 fishermen were rescued by the QNa 91782 TS ship, and 1 fisherman is currently missing.

At about 7:30 p.m. on October 16, 2023, the QNa 90129 TS ship sank due to a tornado in an area about 120 nautical miles northeast of Song Tu Tay Island. 40 fishermen were safely rescued by ships at the scene, and 14 fishermen are currently missing.

To urgently and promptly search and rescue the fishermen on the two fishing boats above, the Prime Minister requested the National Committee for Incident, Disaster Response and Search and Rescue, Ministers, Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and cities in the Central region to focus on implementing the following tasks:

The Navy Command has mobilized three ships, namely ships 467 and 471 (Navy Region 4 Command) and ship 735 (Flotilla 128) to rescue fishermen in Truong Sa sea.

The Ministry of National Defense directed units and functional forces to continue to closely coordinate with the Ministry of Transport to mobilize maximum forces and means, and promptly deploy the fastest measures to search, rescue, and salvage missing fishermen.

The Ministry of Transport shall preside over and coordinate with the National Committee for Incident and Disaster Response and Search and Rescue, relevant ministries, branches, and People's Committees of centrally-run provinces and cities to urgently deploy timely and effective search and rescue measures to rescue missing fishermen.

The People's Committees of provinces and cities in the Central region (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien - Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan) coordinate with the Ministry of Transport to review maritime transport vehicles anchored and operating in the above-mentioned sea areas, promptly mobilize to participate in searching and rescuing fishermen.

The National Committee for Incident and Disaster Response and Search and Rescue, according to its assigned functions and tasks, coordinates with the Ministry of Transport, People's Committees of provinces and cities and relevant agencies to strengthen the direction of search and rescue work to achieve effectiveness; directs forces participating in search and rescue to ensure absolute safety for people and vehicles.

Currently, the weather situation in the central provinces is very complicated, requiring the Ministries of National Defense, Transport, Agriculture and Rural Development, Industry and Trade, Natural Resources and Environment and the People's Committees of the central provinces and cities to continue to strictly implement Official Dispatch No. 898/CD-TTg dated September 28, 2023 on focusing on responding to and overcoming the consequences of floods and storms and Official Dispatch No. 950/CD-TTg dated October 12, 2023 on proactively responding to floods in the central region; proactively deploy forces and means to be ready to respond to emergency situations, rescue and relief that may occur with the motto "4 on-site" in the spirit of the Prime Minister's direction.

The Government Office closely monitors and urges relevant ministries, agencies and localities to effectively implement this Official Dispatch, promptly reporting to the Prime Minister any problems and difficulties in the implementation process.

According to VNA/Tin Tuc Newspaper

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