President Luong Cuong has just signed a decision to award the bravery Medal to Mr. Phan Duy Quang and Mr. Le Van Sanh, in Ly Son special zone, Quang Ngai province - for their brave actions in saving people in storm No. 13.
On the morning of December 10, Mr. Nguyen Van Huy - Chairman of the People's Committee of Ly Son Special Zone - said that President Luong Cuong had signed a decision to award the bravery Medal to Mr. Phan Duy Quang and Mr. Le Van Sanh for their brave actions in saving people in storm No. 13.
"The People's Committee of Ly Son Special Zone is developing a plan to organize the awarding of the bravery Medal to two local fishermen," said Mr. Huy.
Previously, on November 15, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province decided to award certificates of merit to 10 collectives and 2 individuals with outstanding achievements in rescue work for 3 people of Ly Son who drifted for 40 hours in the middle of the storm at sea and were miraculously saved.
The People's Committee of Quang Ngai province decided to award certificates of merit from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to 10 collectives, including: Quang Ngai Provincial Port Management Board; crew and crew of An Vinh Express; crew and crew of Hoa Binh super-fast ship; crew and crew of SUPER East Sea ship; crew and crew of Hai Nam 39 ship (Quang Ninh); crew of QB-921985TS ship (Quang Tri); crew and crew of Thanh Tam ship (QNg 0035-VT); Division 372, Air Defense - Air Force; BP-09.19.01 Border Guard ship (Quang Ngai); Quang Ngai Maritime Port Authority.
The two individuals receiving the certificates of merit are Mr. Le Thanh Hung - Vice Ship of An Vinh Express - and Mr. Nguyen Thai Son - Deputy Head of Ly Son Border Guard Station.
As reported by Lao Dong Newspaper, at around 3:00 p.m. on November 6, Mr. D.Q.C (44 years old, residing in Tay An Vinh village) went to the Ly Son port area to jump into the sea due to family conflicts. At this time, storm No. 13 is about to make landfall in Quang Ngai, with big waves and strong winds.
Seeing this, Mr. Le Van Sanh (37 years old, residing in Tay An Hai village) and Mr. Phan Duy Quang (47 years old, residing in Tay An Vinh village) used a basket to rescue him. However, due to strong waves and strong winds, all 3 people were swept away far away and could not return to shore.
Upon receiving the news, the authorities and the Border Guard Command of Quang Ngai province mobilized rescue ships to search for missing people.
At 8:44 a.m. on November 8, Mr. Phan Duy Quang - floating at sea - was rescued by a cargo ship.
At 4:05 p.m. the same day, the An Vinh fishing boat and the fishermen rescued Mr. Le Van Sanh.
Also on the afternoon of November 8, Mr. D.Q.C was rescued by a fishing boat in Quang Binh.
Mr. Le Van Sanh and Mr. Phan Duy Quang are currently civil servants and employees working at the Ly Son Management and Exploitation Department under the Port Management Board.
