Navy Region 4 towed a punctured fishing boat and rescued 5 fishermen from Binh Dinh province in distress at sea.

On the afternoon of August 24, information from the Naval Region 4 Command said that the unit's ship had just towed a fishing boat from Binh Dinh province in distress at sea to shore safely.

Previously, at 12 noon on August 23, when ship 524 was on combat readiness duty, protecting the waters of Cam Ranh military base, it received a notice from superiors to rescue a Binh Dinh fishing boat that had a hole, was breaking water, and was in danger of sinking, located about 2 nautical miles from the ship on duty, east of Hon Mieu Ngoai (Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa).

Ship 524 of Brigade 955 rescues a fishing boat in Binh Dinh that is being damaged by flooding. Photo: Khac Thanh

Upon receiving the order, ship 524 quickly maneuvered to the location of the fishing boat in distress. After 15 minutes, ship 524 discovered that the Binh Dinh fishing boat numbered 95008 TS was drifting, water was flooding into the compartment and was in danger of sinking.

The officers and soldiers of ship 524 quickly made ropes and pulled the distressed fishing boat to the North Hon Mieu Ngoai shoal (with the support of 02 fishing boats from Khanh Hoa) . At the same time, they fixed the problem for the fishing boat. By 3:00 a.m. on August 24, fishing boat BD 95008 TS had been fixed. Ship 524 guided the fishermen to safely leave the restricted waters. Then, a fishing boat from Khanh Hoa supported the towing of ship BD 95008 towards Nha Trang.

Forces participating in supporting fishing boats in distress in Binh Dinh province. Photo: Khac Thanh

Fishing boat BD 95008 TS, captained by Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tron, born in 1973, hometown in Tam Quan Bac - Hoai Nhon - Binh Dinh, fishing for tuna, with 5 fishermen on board.

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Source: https://danviet.vn/vung-4-hai-quan-keo-tau-ca-bi-thung-cuu-5-ngu-dan-tinh-binh-dinh-gap-nan-tren-bien-2024082414591895.htm