Soaking in the cold rain to rescue a sunken fishing boat at night

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Quang Tri - The fishing boat was anchored by fishermen at the port when it sank, so the forces coordinated to rescue it.

At noon on December 29, Quang Tri Border Guard confirmed that Cua Tung Border Guard Station had just coordinated with forces at the People's Committee of Cua Tung town (Vinh Linh district, Quang Tri province) to pull a sunken ship ashore.

Previously, at around 4:30 a.m. the same day, Cua Tung Border Guard Station received information that fishing boat numbered QT 21019 TS of Mr. Tran Hong Linh (born in 1983, residing in An Duc 2 quarter, Cua Tung town) had sunk.

Before being discovered sunk, the trawler was anchored at the port (Cua Tung town).

Chiec tau ca bi chim khi neo o au tau, chi con phan mui tau noi len. Anh: Dinh Tien.
The fishing boat sank while anchored at the dock, with only the bow remaining above water. Photo: Dinh Tien.

Upon receiving the information, the border guards deployed forces, coordinated with local authorities and people to pull the fishing boat ashore.

In cold and rainy weather, forces lined up on the shore, pulled the ship ashore for repairs, and clarified the cause of the incident.

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