Rescue forces are searching for 15 fishermen missing from five fishing boats that sank off the coast of the central province of Thanh Hoa. Provincial authorities have asked the Vietnam National Committee for Search and Rescue to help. Rescue forces are searching for 15 fishermen missing from five fishing boats that sank off the coast of the central province of Thanh Hoa According to Nguyen Duc Quyen, Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Province People’s Committee, the boats sank in rough seas which hit the coastal areas of Thanh Hoa Province on January 8-10. 15 of the 25 crew on the five boats are still missing. Fishing boats which are operating near the areas where the boats sank were also called to join the search. Meanwhile, Thanh Hoa Province has sought support from the northern port city of Haiphong’s rescue forces.
As previously reported , the ship, owned by Nguyen Quoc Phong, 30, of Quang Loc Commune, Quang Trach district. Quang Binh province sank at 4 am on December 30, five days after it left the Quang Trach seashore for a fishing trip. Two rescue ships were sent to the scene, but due to violent waves and strong winds, rescuers faced a lot of difficulties. Of the victims, four are brothers in a family. Nguyen Huu Hoai, Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Binh told reporters that he had directed all concerning units and departments to postpone New year holidays,…... [read more]
The same day, the Chinese National Committee for Search and Rescue asked the Vietnamese Maritime Search and Rescue Co-Ordination Centre to keep them updated. At the same time, the committee also asked the Border Guards High command, the Naval forces and the maritime police to supply all units with information concerning the Chinese fishing boat. The boat with a crew of 11 fishermen on board from Hainan province lost contact when it was fishing about 48 nautical miles to the northeast of Bach Long Vy Island.... [read more]
Two fishermen in Thanh Hoa Province were killed by a whirlwind. — Photo 24h.com.vn HA NOI (VNS) — A 19-year-old fisherman in central Thanh Hoa Province, reported missing after a whirlwind struck his boat, was found dead yesterday, according to the province's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.Earlier on Saturday, fisherman Vu Ngoc Anh, along with two other fishermen aboard the boat TH 1248-TS, were fishing in the sea, 30 nautical miles from northern Hai Phong City's Bach Long Vy Island when a whirlwind struck. It reportedly flooded his boat and two other nearby fishing boats. One fisherman on Anh's…... [read more]
As a student from Hanoi Open University, she got a cash prize of VND100 million.The first runner-up was Lo Thi Minh (ethnic Xinh Mun) from the northern province of Dien Bien with a cash prize of VND50 million.The second runner-up was Nguyen Thi Loan (ethnic Kinh) from the northern province of Thai Binh with a cash prize of VND30 million. She was known as Miss Sea of the Miss Vietnam 2010 Pageant. The final of the pageant involved 62 contestants from 39 cities and provinces nationwide.They belong to 20 ethnic groups such as Tay, Xinh Mun, H’re, Co Ho, Ede,…... [read more]
Rescuers are searching for four missing fishermen after a Taiwanese boat collided with a huge cargo ship and capsized off the island's north coast, killing five, officials said Monday. Keelung Harbor port in northern Taiwan, pictured in 2011 (AFP Photo/Sam Yeh) The bodies of the Taiwanese skipper, three Chinese and one Indonesian crew members have already been recovered after the collision on Friday, and authorities have launched an investigation. A coastguard spokesman said Monday that rescuers were still searching for three more Indonesian and one Chinese crew listed as missing from the fishing boat.... [read more]
