At noon on July 20, speaking with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Viet Cuong - Chairman of the People's Committee of Loc Ha Commune - said that the two fishing boats of fishermen in Loc Ha Commune that had been lost since the evening of July 19 had returned safely to shore at nearly noon.
Mr. Bui Tuan Son - Director of the Ha Tinh Fishing Port Management Board also confirmed that, through information from the Cua Bot Border Guard Station, the two fishing boats of Loc Ha commune that had previously lost contact have safely returned to shore.
Previously, on the evening of July 19, in the Ha Tinh sea area, there was heavy rain and big waves, causing the fishing boat with the registration number HT-20015-TS captained by Mr. N.V.T (residing in Loc Ha commune) and the fishing boat with the registration number HT-90094-TS captained by Mr. N.V.H (residing in Loc Ha commune) to lose contact while at sea.
At that time, there were 4 fishermen on each fishing boat. As of nearly noon today, the two fishing boats with all 8 fishermen on board had proactively returned to shore safely.
On the evening of July 19, a small fishing boat of Mr. Truong Van Hong (born in 1962) and his boat partner Mr. Hoang Van Minh (born in 1968) were both in Dong Tay village, Co Dam commune, fishing in coastal areas when they encountered big waves and strong winds, causing them to capsize, and both fishermen fell into the sea.
After that, the rescue team promptly rescued fisherman Truong Van Hong while he was holding a piece of wood floating at sea, while fisherman Hoang Van Minh was still missing.
Currently, the authorities of Co Dam commune, Lach Ken Border Guard Station and fishermen are continuing to search for fisherman Hoang Van Minh.
