Rescue people whose boat capsized while squid fishing at sea

Receiving information that a boat of people was capsized by a storm at sea, the border guards arrived at the scene to rescue and bring the victims safely to shore.

Ha Tinh Border Guard forces help fishermen tie down boats to avoid storms - Photo: LE MINH

On the morning of October 6, Lieutenant Colonel Phan Thai Cuong - Head of Ky Khang Border Guard Station (under the Ha Tinh Border Guard Command), informed that the unit had just rescued a person whose boat capsized and was in distress at sea.

Accordingly, at around 7:00 p.m. on October 5, Ky Khang Border Guard Station received information that a resident was fishing for squid in the waters of Ky Xuan commune when bad weather and a storm capsized the boat.

The person in distress at sea was Mr. THQ (38 years old, residing in Ky Anh commune, Ha Tinh).

Immediately, Ky Khang Border Guard Station sent 5 officers and soldiers to the sea area where the fishermen were in distress to search and rescue.

"Mr. Q. went squid fishing alone on a small boat, encountered a storm and the boat capsized. Afterwards, Mr. Q. hugged a styrofoam box on the boat to keep it from sinking" - Lieutenant Colonel Cuong said.

During the search, the border guards discovered Mr. Q. holding a styrofoam box trying to swim to shore, so they approached to rescue him and promptly brought the victim to safety.

Mr. Nguyen Van Chung - Vice Chairman of the Commune People's Committee - said that on the evening of October 5, a storm occurred in the local sea causing 3 fishing boats of squid fishermen to sink. The local government mobilized people to promptly pull 2 ​​boats to shore, the remaining boat was completely sunk and could not be salvaged.

LE MINH

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/cuu-nguoi-dan-bi-lat-thuyen-khi-di-cau-muc-tren-bien-20251006103828348.htm