More steel ship handed over to Quang Ngai fisherman

This is the 12th steel ship of its kind built with preferential credits from the provincial Fishermen Support Fund as instructed in the Government’s Decree 67/2014/ND-CP designed to boost the development of the fishery industry, including a programme on building high-capacity, steel boats for deep sea fishing.

The vessel was built by Nha Trang Shipbuilding Company at a total cost of VND12 billion (US$528,000). It has a capacity of 811CV and measures 26m long, 7m wide and 3.4m high.

The ship will be run by a crew of 10 trained members. The owner of the vessel, Huynh Thach, 44, said the vessel will help him fish off-shore effectively and safely. 

Also on this occasion, the Fund provided an aid package worth VND269 million (US$11,836) to support local needy fishermen.