Quang Nam Border Guard deployed to rescue fishing boat with engine failure at sea

(QNO) - A Quang Nam fishing boat has a broken engine and is at risk of sinking at sea. The provincial Border Guard is dispatching a ship to rescue and tow it to shore.

The Provincial Border Guard Command dispatched ship BP-43.9801 to sea to rescue the distressed fishing boat. Photo: HUYNH CHIN

According to information from the Border Guard Command of Quang Nam province, at 9:10 a.m. this morning, June 11, fishing boat QNa 92954-TS of fishermen from Dien Duong ward, Dien Ban town, operating at the coordinates 15º35'03''N - 109º24'16''E (about 40 nautical miles east of An Hoa cape), had engine failure and was at risk of sinking.

Currently, the QNa 92954-TS ship is being towed and supported by the QNa 92032-TS fishing boat. This area currently has force 6 winds and rough seas.

At 9:45 this morning, the Provincial Border Guard Command dispatched ship BP-43.9801 with 7 officers and soldiers of Border Guard Squadron 2 from Tam Hiep Port (Nui Thanh) to the sea to support and rescue the fishing boat in distress. It is expected that the fishing boat will be reached at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon.

[ VIDEO ] - Ship BP-43.9801 departs to sea to rescue fishing boats:

The Provincial Border Guard Command directed the Ky Ha Port Border Guard Station to continue to keep in contact with the ship owner/captain of fishing boat QNa 92954-TS.

Fishing boat QNa 92954-TS has a capacity of 715CV, fishing with a net, with 2 crew members on board, departed at 9:17 a.m. on May 27 from An Hoa Border Control Station (Ky Ha Port Border Guard Station).

Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/bo-doi-bien-phong-quang-nam-trien-khai-cuu-ho-tau-ca-bi-hong-may-tren-bien-3156497.html