VietNamNet Bridge – After a harrowing experience, the ship DNa 0732 ship, owned by Dang Van Vu, docked successfully at 9.30pm on February 18.  

On the same day, at 8pm, the ship SAR 412 reported the rescue of ship QNg 95159, owned by Ho Dong Van, bringing 25 crew members safely to Quy Nhon port.

Earlier, at 7.50am on the same day, the DNa 0732 vessel had a breakdown and was drifting some 40 nautical miles from Danang with 10 crew members on board. The weather was threatening the safety of the ship and its crew members.

Immediately after receiving the report, the Vietnam Maritime Search & Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) sent its SAR 274 ship to the rescue. At 12.45am, SAR 274 approached DNa 0732 and brought the crew to safety.

* Philippines rescues nine Vietnamese fishermen

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has saved nine Vietnamese fishermen on fishing vessel QNg 95712 TS from the central province of Quang Ngai which was stuck near the Balabac Strait on February 17.

On February 18, the Vietnamese embassy in the Philippines said that the nine fishermen on board are now safe.

The Consular Department of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating with Quang Ngai province, the Vietnamese embassy in the Philippines and relevant agencies to finalize necessary procedures to bring the fishermen home soon.

Upon being informed that some Vietnamese fishing vessels were moving in the East Sea to avoid Vietnamese territorial waters affected by a tropical depression, the Consular Department sent diplomatic notes to the Philippine, Malaysian and Chinese embassies in Hanoi and urged Vietnamese embassies in these countries to inform relevant agencies immediately and help Vietnamese fishing vessels seek shelter from the storm or rescue them if they broke down or were in distress.

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