Finding a solution to rescue a stranded fishing boat at Cua Tung

Today, January 24, Director of Quang Tri Fishing Port Management Board Le Van Son said that the unit is working with the owner of fishing boat number BTH 99231TS to find a solution to rescue the fishing boat that ran aground at Cua Tung estuary.

Fishing boat BTH 99231TS tilted and ran aground on the sandbar in front of Cua Tung fishing port - Photo: LA

Previously, on January 22, the fishing boat with registration number BTH 99231TS, 16.8 m long, total main engine capacity of 420 CV, fishing with a trawl net, ran aground at the mouth of Cua Tung inlet, about 100 m from Cua Tung bridge, the area where the fishing boat ran aground was on a sandbar in the waters in front of Cua Tung fishing port. The fishing boat had 5 crew members, led by Mr. Nguyen Truong Hoai, residing in Tan Linh village, Tan Phuoc commune, La Gi district, Binh Thuan province.

When the incident occurred, 3 fishing boats assisted in the rescue, but the ship was flooded into the hold. The Quang Tri Fishing Port Management Board coordinated with relevant agencies and units to use the Cua Tung Fishing Port's boat rescue ropes to tow the ship, but the ropes could not withstand the load and broke in many parts.

Currently, due to big waves, strong winds, and shallow waters where the fishing boat crashed, rescue efforts have been temporarily suspended and plans are being made to hire divers to use buoys to float the boat so that it can be towed for rescue. However, we must wait for the waves and winds to subside before we can do this.

According to the fishing boat owner, although there were no casualties, if the boat could not be pulled out of the stranded area, the fishing boat, which has an investment value of about 1.6 billion VND, would be completely damaged.

Le An

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/thoi-su/tim-phuong-an-cuu-ho-tau-ca-cua-ngu-dan-bi-mac-can-tai-cua-tung/183039.htm