Two crew members of a cargo ship that capsized at sea were promptly rescued by Naval Region 5.

At 4:45 a.m. on November 28, the Naval Region 5 Command received a notice from An Thoi Border Guard Station, Phu Quoc Special Zone, An Giang Province about a ship carrying construction materials capsized and sank in the area of ​​East Southeast of Ong Doi Cape (Phu Quoc) about 3 nautical miles, due to big waves and strong winds.

Officers and soldiers of Navy Ship 954 approached to rescue the crew members.

The ship that was involved in the accident was the Tra Vinh 6161 of Phu Thanh One Member Co., Ltd. (An Giang), captained by Mr. Khoan Van Nghia, born in 1969, permanent residence in Hamlet 40, Tai Yen Commune, An Giang Province. There were 2 crew members on board, traveling from Ba Hon (Kien Luong, An Giang) to Phu Quoc.

Immediately after receiving the information, the Naval Region 5 Command dispatched Ship 467 and Ship 954 to the area of ​​the ship in distress to organize search and rescue; and at the same time reported to the Naval Command.

At 8:30 a.m. the same day, Ship 954 discovered and successfully rescued two crew members in the East Hon Thom area, 3 nautical miles from An Thoi. Officers and soldiers of the unit conducted health checks and first aid, then handed them over to Ship 467 to receive and bring the two crew members ashore; the health of the two crew members was stable.

Having completed the rescue mission, Ship 954 continued to patrol and prevent IUU fishing in the Southwest sea as planned.

At 11:00 a.m. the same day, the Naval Region 5 Command handed over the two distressed sailors to An Thoi Border Guard Station in accordance with regulations.

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