Foreign crew members, fishermen rescued at sea

Border guards in Ca Mau and Quang Ninh provinces have successfully rescued eight foreign crew members and four Vietnamese fishermen in separate maritime emergencies.

Thanh Lan border guards rescue 4 fishermen in distress at sea. (Photo: VNA)
Thanh Lan border guards rescue 4 fishermen in distress at sea. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Border guards in Ca Mau and Quang Ninh provinces have successfully rescued eight foreign crew members and four Vietnamese fishermen in separate maritime emergencies.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Hai, Commander of the Khanh Hoi Border Post under the Ca Mau provincial Border Guard Command, said his unit had provided timely assistance to seven Thai nationals and one Cambodian crew member. The individuals were rescued, given humanitarian care, and had their health stabilised following a sea incident.

At 3:00 pm on June 8, the Khanh Hoi Border Post received a report from local fishermen who had spotted eight non-Vietnamese individuals (six men and two women) signaling for help while adrift on a makeshift raft approximately 70 nautical miles southeast of Hon Khoai Island, within Vietnamese waters.

In response, the border guards mobilised local vessels to carry out the rescue. Upon bringing the crew members ashore, authorities provided food, medical attention, and followed all legal procedures for foreign nationals in distress.

Initial investigations revealed that the group originally included nine people (seven men and two women). One male crew member went missing when their vessel capsized at sea, prompting the remaining eight to construct a raft and drift into Vietnamese waters. All survivors are now in stable condition.

In a separate incident, at 11:46 am on June 9, the Thanh Lan Border Post on Co To Island, Quang Ninh province received a distress call reporting a fishing vessel in trouble about one nautical mile offshore, carrying four crew members.

A rescue team of six officers was immediately dispatched to the scene and successfully saved all four individuals aboard the fishing vessel TH 90111-TS, owned by Do Xuan Binh from Hai Thanh ward, Nghi Son town, Thanh Hoa province.

The boat’s owner reported that the vessel had struck an underwater rock, causing seawater to flood the engine room during navigation.

Local authorities have since conducted medical checks and confirmed that the rescued crew members are in good health./.

VNA

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