Navy Region 4 rescues 5 fishermen on Phu Yen fishing boat tilted 60 degrees

On August 24, in Cam Ranh City, Khanh Hoa Province, Ship 475 of Naval Region 4 Command handed over 5 fishermen in distress on fishing boat PY 96389 TS to their families and local authorities.

After ship 475 safely docked at Cam Ranh base, representatives of the leaders of Region 4 Command, representatives of officers and soldiers of the ship and functional agencies came to encourage and visit the fishermen in distress.

Ship 739 picks up fishermen on Phu Yen fishing boat

Previously, on August 18, fishing boat PY 96389 TS was captained by Mr. Nguyen Viet Thao, born in 1978, from Quarter 6, Phu Dong Ward, Tuy Hoa City, Phu Yen Province, with 4 fishermen on board, fishing for tuna.

Supporting fishing boats in distress at sea in Phu Yen province. Photo: Thanh Hoang

The ship departed on July 27, at Dong Tac fishing port, Phu Yen province. During the exploitation and fishing process, the PY 96389 TS ran aground at 12:55 on the same day, at the coordinates (Latitude 09 ⁰ 46'24"N; Longitude 114 ⁰ 15'00"E) about 600m west of Co Lin island, Truong Sa archipelago. The 5 fishermen and the PY 96389 TS fishing boat in distress were assisted by ship 739 (Navy Squadron 129) on duty at Sinh Ton island with 2 Binh Thuan fishing boats to survey and tow the fishing boat.

Through the survey, the fishing boat was stranded at the stern, tilted to the left 60 degrees, the water level was about 50cm, the health condition of the fishermen was stable. During the 2 days of August 19-20, ship 739 deployed measures to rescue the fishing boat but was unsuccessful because the hull had 2 holes larger than 50cm, the bow of the boat was floating 2-3m above the water surface.

Support forces bring fishermen from Phu Yen province safely ashore. Photo: Thanh Hoang

On August 20, the captain of fishing boat PY 96389 TS decided to abandon the boat and coordinate with Co Lin Island. Ship 739 made a record confirming the incident. Ship 739 picked up 5 fishermen and handed them over to Co Lin Island.

Immediately afterwards, the Naval Region 4 Command directed Co Lin Island to hand over 5 crew members of the fishing boat to Region 4 ship 475, which was on duty at Da Nam Island, to pick up the fishermen at 11:00 p.m. on August 22 to bring them back to shore for handover.

After the fishermen were brought aboard, the leaders and commanders of ship 475 arranged for food, accommodation, and health care for the fishermen. Currently, the fishermen are in normal health and safe. The Region 4 Command handed over the fishermen to their families and localities at 10:30 a.m. on August 24, as planned.

Source: https://danviet.vn/vung-4-hai-quan-cuu-5-ngu-dan-tren-tau-ca-phu-yen-bi-nghieng-60-do-20240824161702947.htm