Due to unfavorable weather and changing tide levels, the search was difficult. Last night, forces remained at the scene, ensuring ships and boats combined with fishermen to search for missing people . At 5 a.m. this morning (July 19), forces found the victim near the area where the incident occurred.
Before that, on the evening of July 17, Mr. Le Van Cuong (born 1974, residing in Dong 1 village, Lien Vi commune) and 8 other people went to cut oysters in Den Ba Lang beach, Lien Hoa commune, Quang Yen town. At around 0:30 on July 18, the boat crashed into an iron ship carrying soil, causing Mr. Le Van Cuong and Mr. Le Van Cuong to fall into the sea. Mr. Cuong clung to the iron train and was saved, while Mr. Cuong went missing.
Immediately after receiving information about the incident, Mr. Tran Duc Thang, Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Yen town, Quang Ninh province, was directly present at the scene to command search and rescue work, and at the same time coordinate with Thuy districts. Nguyen and Cat Hai (Hai Phong city) to search for victims.