Battalion 458 assists fishing boats in distress at sea.

On May 15th, Battalion 458, Region 4 of the Navy, successfully assisted the fishing boat BN-274-NTS in distress at sea.

The area where the fishing boat met with the accident.

Accordingly, at 7:45 AM on the same day, the North Binh Ba Station, Company 2, Battalion 458, while on combat readiness duty, detected an intruder encroaching on the waters of the Sa Huynh reef area in Cam Ranh Bay and reported to higher-level commanders.

Upon receiving the report, the Battalion Commander dispatched a patrol boat to investigate and discovered a sunken fishing boat drifting ashore about 20 meters away. Verification revealed the boat was a 6-meter-long, 1.2-meter-wide wooden motorboat; the three fishermen on board had swum to shore safely.

Officers and soldiers of Battalion 458 assisted fishermen in making tow ropes and repairing damaged fishing boats.

Officers and soldiers of Battalion 458 took a commemorative photo with the fishermen after resolving the incident.

According to initial information, the fishing boat, piloted by three fishermen residing in Thinh Son village (Nam Cam Ranh commune), departed from Nam Cam Ranh commune at 9:30 AM on May 14th to the sea area off Sa Huynh beach to dive for shellfish. By the morning of May 15th, the boat was hit by waves, struck rocks, the rudder broke, it lost control and drifted ashore.

Officers and soldiers of Battalion 458, along with local fishermen, quickly tied ropes and pulled the distressed fishing boat closer to the Sa Huynh sandbank. They also assisted in resolving the problem, preventing the boat from sinking, and patching the holes in the boat.

By 1:30 PM, after the damage to the fishing boat had been repaired, the functional forces of Battalion 458 guided the boat safely south towards Cam Ranh.

VINH THANH

Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/xa-hoi/202605/tieu-doan-458-ho-tro-ghe-ca-gap-nan-tren-bien-fc52793/