Eleven sailors in distress at sea brought ashore

Eleven sailors and their fishing boat which had been drifting at sea for nearly a day were brought to safety by rescuers from the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (Vietnam MRCC) on December 5 morning.
Eleven sailors in distress at sea brought ashore ảnh 1Eleven sailors and their fishing boat drifting at sea for nearly a day are brought to safety by rescuers from the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (Vietnam MRCC) on December 5 morning. (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – Eleven sailors and their fishingboat which had been drifting at sea for nearly a day were brought to safety by rescuers from the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre(Vietnam MRCC) on December 5 morning.

They went into distress while in watersoff the central province of Quang Tri in early morning the previous day when the main engine suddenly broke down, leaving the sailors struggling for hoursto fix the problems.

The fishermen failed to regain the control of the boat which started drifting amid strong winds and high waves of up to 3 metres.

Receiving call for help from the ship’s captain, the VietnamMRCC sent its ship SAR 412 from Da Nang to rescue the sailors. The broken boatwas later found 97 nautical miles east-southeast to Quan Tri’s Cua Viet beachand safely brought ashore in Da Nang with all crew members in good conditions./.
VNA

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