Quang Tri salvages fishing boat, makes efforts to search for missing crew members at Gianh River estuary

On the afternoon of September 29, at the Gianh River estuary, Bac Trach commune, Quang Tri province, authorities were urgently deploying the work of salvaging the sunken fishing boat and searching for 9 missing crew members in rough sea conditions, big waves, and strong winds.

Quang Tri Provincial Party Secretary Le Ngoc Quang (first, right) directly directs the scene of the salvage of a fishing boat in the sea area of ​​Bac Trach commune. Photo: Ta Chuyen/VNA

Quang Tri Provincial Party Secretary Le Ngoc Quang and Provincial People's Committee Chairman Tran Phong directly went to the scene, directing rescue forces to mobilize maximum human resources and means, closely coordinating with Military Region 4 and the National Search and Rescue Department to expand the search area at sea, on shore and in the air.

According to the agreed plan, the rescue team used an excavator to break the ship's roof, then used a specialized crane to pull the pieces of the hull apart with cables, creating conditions to access the ship's interior, where the crew members were likely trapped. However, the work encountered many obstacles as the ship's hull was buried deep in sand, and large waves continuously hindered the approach.

Vehicles were mobilized to salvage a sunken fishing boat drifting ashore in the sea area of ​​Bac Trach commune. Photo: Ta Chuyen/VNA

In parallel with the salvage work, the authorities organized a large-scale search, and at the same time exploited information from the black box of the missing ship to assist in locating the victims. Local authorities and mass organizations also sent staff to directly encourage and support the families of the missing crew members, share their difficulties and urgently provide relevant information to serve the search work.

Previously, on the evening of September 28, two fishing boats numbered BV-92756-TS and BV-92754-TS, carrying a total of 13 crew members, were anchored to avoid the storm in the Gianh bridge area when they suddenly broke their anchor, were swept away by large waves and sank. Four crew members were lucky to swim to shore safely, the remaining 9 are still missing.

A crane was mobilized to salvage a sunken fishing boat that drifted ashore in the coastal area of ​​Bac Trach commune. Photo: Ta Chuyen/VNA

By the evening of September 29, the authorities of Quang Tri province continued to make their utmost efforts to salvage the ship in distress and search for the missing crew members, determined to soon bring the victims back to their families.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/xa-hoi/quang-tri-truc-vot-tau-ca-no-luc-tim-kiem-thuyen-vien-mat-tich-tai-cua-song-gianh-20250929191207886.htm