DANANG: Thirty-two fishermen have been rescued after drifting at sea for several days off Vietnam’s Spratly Islands, while 19 others remain missing, authorities said on Saturday (Aug 29).
The fishermen were found in very weak health by two fishing boats on Friday, the Danang city government said.
The 32 were later transferred to KN 472, a vessel under Coast Guard Region 3, which took them to Truong Sa Lon Island for medical care.
Other naval, coast guard and fishing vessels continued to search for the 18 missing fishermen, with authorities expanding the search area.
Danang was coordinating with the navy, coast guard, border guards and the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre in the rescue operation and preparing medical facilities to receive the fishermen. — Vietnam News/ANN
