Procedures are underway with the Hong Kong administration to bring 10fishermen picked up by the Jade Trader, a ship of Antigua and Barbuda,to their home province of Quang Ngai , said officials.
The Centre for Storm and Flood Control in theCentral-Central Highlands Region said 10 crewmen from the QNg 96354ship, which was capsized by typhoon Conson, were found drifting 100 kmnorth of Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago at 23h on July 18.
The Jade Trader rescued the victims en route to Hong Kong andwas scheduled to drop anchor at the Hong Kong seaport in the afternoonof July 19.
The National Search and RescueCommittee office was requested to speed up filing procedures, inassociation with other relevant agencies, to bring them home as soon aspossible.
One crewman from the ship is stillmissing, the agency reported.
The Conson typhoon,which hit Vietnam ’s northern coastal provinces late on July 17, hasoverturned or stranded seven fishing boats with 85 fishermen aboardoffshore from the Hoang Sa archipelago. A total of 29 ships were fishingin the area by 13h on July 19.
The disaster hadreportedly also left eight injured and 17 missing so far.
The naval force has sent three ships to sea for search andrescue missions, providing fuel for 14 fishing ships, which are nowheading to Da Nang seaport.
The naval shipscarried food, fresh water and medicines to provide first aid forvictims.
One ship continues its mission off theHoang Sa archipelago, searching for the missing fishermen./.
The Centre for Storm and Flood Control in theCentral-Central Highlands Region said 10 crewmen from the QNg 96354ship, which was capsized by typhoon Conson, were found drifting 100 kmnorth of Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago at 23h on July 18.
The Jade Trader rescued the victims en route to Hong Kong andwas scheduled to drop anchor at the Hong Kong seaport in the afternoonof July 19.
The National Search and RescueCommittee office was requested to speed up filing procedures, inassociation with other relevant agencies, to bring them home as soon aspossible.
One crewman from the ship is stillmissing, the agency reported.
The Conson typhoon,which hit Vietnam ’s northern coastal provinces late on July 17, hasoverturned or stranded seven fishing boats with 85 fishermen aboardoffshore from the Hoang Sa archipelago. A total of 29 ships were fishingin the area by 13h on July 19.
The disaster hadreportedly also left eight injured and 17 missing so far.
The naval force has sent three ships to sea for search andrescue missions, providing fuel for 14 fishing ships, which are nowheading to Da Nang seaport.
The naval shipscarried food, fresh water and medicines to provide first aid forvictims.
One ship continues its mission off theHoang Sa archipelago, searching for the missing fishermen./.
