On the morning of May 7, Ms. N.T.H.L (born in 1988, residing in Phuoc Loc ward) went to La Gi Border Control Station, Binh Thuan province to report on May 1 that her husband, Mr. M.M.V (born in 1988), and son, M.N.N (born in 2010), were driving fishing boat BTh 81157 TS, with a capacity of 46 CV, fishing from La Gi port.
Since the afternoon of May 2, Ms. L has not been able to contact this fishing boat. The family said that the fishing boat operating in the sea area did not have a phone signal, so they did not report to the authorities.
On the afternoon of May 6, Ms. L received information from a number of fishing boats operating at sea that discovered a body drifting about 57 nautical miles southwest of the mouth of La Gi with the characteristics of Mr. M.N.N, Ms. L.'s son. The family was contacting the vehicle to help salvage the victim's body to shore. Currently, Mr. M.M.V on fishing boat BTh 81157 TS has not been contacted.
5 fishing vessels are continuing to support the search for victims and fishing vessels BTh 81157 TS. The weather in the above area has southwest winds of level 3, level 4, and waves of average height from 0.3 to 1 meter.
The authorities issued notices to fishing vessels operating near the above sea area, informing them to coordinate the search for a missing worker and fishing vessel BTh 81157 TS.
