According to a quick report from Lien Hoa Commune Police, around 8:30 p.m. on July 17, there was a boat carrying 9 people to the waters of Den Ba Lang area, Lien Hoa Commune (Quang Yen Town) to cut sea lions (harvest sea lions).
At about 0:30 on July 18, the boat crashed into an iron ship carrying soil, causing two people on the boat to fall into the sea, Mr. Le Van Cuong and Mr. LVC residing in Dong 2 village, Lien Vi commune.
When he fell into the sea, Mr. Le Van Cuong swam and clung to the iron ship, while Mr. LVC did not know how to swim so he went missing . People on the ship organized a search for Mr. C but could not find him.
Immediately after receiving information about the incident, Mr. Tran Duc Thang, Chairman of the Town People's Committee, was directly present at the scene to direct the search and rescue work.
Due to the large search area, at the meeting to organize the search plan, the Town Economic Department advised the People's Committee of Quang Yen town to have a written request for support from Thuy Nguyen and Cat Hai districts (Hai Phong city). Department) in coordinating the search for victims. At the same time, inform and mobilize boats and fishermen who are fishing in the area to participate in coordinated searches.
Currently, rescue forces are maintaining their numbers, ensuring specialized ships and boats and people are making efforts to search for missing people.
