The cries on the beach
After storm No. 10, Cua Ong beach (Bac Trach commune, Quang Tri province) was in mourning. The choking cry of the owner of fishing boat BV 92756-TS and the words of the escaped crew members showed the fierceness of the ocean in the thunderstorms.
Sitting on the sand, Ms. Nguyen Thi Be - owner of the BV 92756-TS ship was almost exhausted: "The damage is completely gone... I'm doing my best, girl, this time I can't survive anymore". The ship that she had just invested billions in, considered a livelihood for the whole family, now capsized in the midst of the big waves.
When the incident occurred, Mrs. Be was on the shore. There were no relatives on the boat, but all the crew members were workers from the West going to sea, and their whereabouts are unknown.
Captain Sa LeH (36 years old, from An Giang) - one of the lucky ones who escaped death was still shocked, the waves receded several times, the boat tilted, the crew members launched into the sea.
"The waves hit so hard that they only managed to stick to the driftwood. Many brothers with life jackets could not stand it. I thought this trip was no longer considered a survival" - crew member Sa LeH recounted.
These stories deepen the fierceness of the sea waves during the storm. The waves as high as a white wall erase the flock of small fishermen in the ocean.
As of the afternoon of September 29, the authorities and functional forces of Quang Tri are mobilizing maximum rescue ships, motorboats and hundreds of officers and soldiers to search for the missing 9 crew members. At the beach, the fishermen's families are still waiting, holding on to a fragile belief in the miracle in the fierce sea.
Efforts to search for missing crew members
Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Tri province Tran Phong and Commander of the Border Guard of Trinh Thanh Binh province were directly present on the rescue boat to direct the search.
Colonel Ngo Nam Cuong - Deputy Commander of Military Region 4 said that after receiving initial information from Quang Tri province, the Military Region 4 Command reported to the National Civil Defense Steering Committee and the Deputy Prime Minister.
Immediately afterwards, the Steering Committee directly directed and at the same time, the Military Region 4 Command closely coordinated with Quang Tri province to synchronously and drastically deploy rescue solutions.
The current focus is to mobilize maximum forces and means to search for the missing fishermen. Up to this point, a location of the first sunken ship in the Cua Ong area has been determined. The authorities have contacted the ship owner and related people to clarify the information.
As reported by Lao Dong Newspaper, at 11:30 p.m. on September 28, two fishing vessels BV-92756-TS and BV-92754-TS with a total of 13 crew members were anchored in Xuan Loc residential group, Bac Gianh ward (close to Gianh bridge) when suddenly broke their anchor ropes due to heavy rain and storm. The ships drifted freely and were in distress.
Immediately after the incident, the 4 crew members swam to shore safely, and 9 people are still missing.
