Ha Tinh: 2 fishing boats and 8 fishermen lost contact and have safely reached shore

On the afternoon of July 20, Mr. Nguyen Viet Cuong, Chairman of the People's Committee of Loc Ha commune (Ha Tinh province) said that 2 fishing boats and 8 fishermen in Loc Ha commune who had lost contact since the evening of July 19 had returned to shore safely.

Lach Ken Border Guard Station coordinated with functional forces and local authorities to pull the sunken ship ashore.

Previously, on the evening of July 19, in the sea of ​​Ha Tinh province, there was heavy rain and big waves, causing fishing boat numbered HT 20015 TS, owned and captained by Mr. NVT (residing in Loc Ha commune), and fishing boat numbered HT 90094 TS, captained by Mr. NVH (residing in Loc Ha commune), to lose contact while exploiting seafood at sea.

Currently, a resident who has not been contacted is Mr. LHC (born in 1987, residing in Tran Phu ward, Ha Tinh province). According to initial information, before that, at around 7:00 p.m. on July 19, Mr. LHC, a construction worker, was suspected of going swimming at Loc Ha beach and was swept away by the waves and has not been found (property and documents were found by the authorities near the beach). Currently, local authorities, authorities and residents are searching.

Lach Ken Border Guard Station coordinated with functional forces and local authorities to help bring the ship safely ashore.

On the evening of July 19, the small fishing boat of Mr. TVH (born in 1962) and his partner, Mr. HVM (both living in the same village), was fishing in the coastal area when they encountered big waves and strong winds, causing it to capsize, and both fishermen fell into the sea. Afterwards, the rescue team promptly rescued fisherman TVH, who was holding a piece of wood floating at sea, while fisherman HVM is still out of contact.

At noon of the same day, Lieutenant Colonel Doan Duc Long, Chief of Lach Ken Border Guard Station (Border Guard of Ha Tinh province) said that up to this point, they have not been able to contact fisherman HVM (born in 1968, residing in Dong Tay village, Co Dam commune, Ha Tinh province). The functional forces, local authorities and people are coordinating to search for this fisherman.

According to statistics, the initial damage caused by the impact of storm No. 3 in Loc Ha commune caused 20 boats to sink (of which 19 boats were pulled ashore, the other boat was broken and sunk by waves); 15 shops and 2 houses had their roofs blown off. The initial estimated property damage is about 450 million VND.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/ha-tinh-2-tau-ca-va-8-ngu-dan-mat-lien-lac-da-vao-bo-an-toan-post804583.html