12 sailors in distress at sea brought ashore
VOV.VN - A total of 12 foreign sailors have been rescued from a sunken vessel by Vietnamese fishermen, according to information given by the Border Guard High Command of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
At 16:50 p.m. on January 29, a fishing boat captained by 45-year-old Nguyen Duc Thu of the southern province of Binh Thuan spotted a distressed Cambodia-flagged SAMADRA INDAH II cargo ship. At the time, the vessel sank about 20 nautical miles off away Con Dao Island.
The captain and his crew members immediately moved to rescue 12 foreign sailors, while three others are still missing.
Upon receiving a call for help from the ship’s captain, the Border Guard High Command of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province co-operated alongside other relevant agencies to send rescue forces to bring them ashore in Ba Ria-Vung Tau. All of the crew members are in a good condition.
At present search work is still underway.
