Binh Dinh fishing vessel sinks in Vung Tau waters

The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Region III received a report from a local man that the fishing vessel with six fishermen on board had capsized for unknown reasons around 42 nautical miles southeast of Vung Tau.

The MRCC Region III immediately implemented rescue measures and transmitted emergency messages, asking all vessels in surrounding areas to search for and rescue fishermen in distress. It also dispatched rescue vessel SAR 272 to the scene.

 They found the bodies of two fishermen on the morning of November 28, the search for the remaining four missing crewmembers continues.