On September 12, the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Phu Quy district, Binh Thuan province, received information about the fishing boat BTh 97497TS being damaged by water and sinking at sea.
Early morning of September 12, fishing boat BTh 97497TS, capacity 578 CV, fishing with 14 workers, owner and captain Mr. N.C, was on the way from Ca Na port, Ninh Thuan to Phu Quy island. When reaching an area about 30 nautical miles from Phu Quy island, the boat broke water and sank.
The captain reported to the Border Guard Station and then lost contact. The last position on the navigation system was about 23 nautical miles north of Phu Quy Island. The crew got into the canoe that the fishing boat was carrying. The weather in the Phu Quy sea area had winds of level 5, level 6, and waves of 1.8-2m high.
Phu Quy Port Border Guard Station has notified the vehicles operating near the above area to support the distressed vehicle. At the same time, mobilized vehicles from the shore to depart for the rescue.
Nearly 2 hours later, fishing boat BTh 98327TS found the canoe with 14 crew members and towed it to Phu Quy island. The 14 crew members of fishing boat BTh 97497TS are safe and in good health. Estimated damage from the sunken boat is about 3.7 billion VND.
