A cuttlefish boat coded BTh 88190 has got into difficulty and sunk off the central coastal province of Binh Thuan while fishing near Phan Thiet beach, leaving four of the five people on board missing.
This information was released by the Binh Thuan Border Giard on December 30.
One person has been rescued, Nguyen Van Linh, born in 1986 from Mui Ne was saved and immediately sent to Binh Thuan provincial hospital.
The incident occurred near Mui Ne beach in Phan Thiet city, approximately 24 nautical miles away due to strong waves.
The boat was said to go fishing on December 27, but was reported not to have returned on December 28 as scheduled.
The Binh Thuan Border Guard Station is currently joining efforts with other relevant agencies and rescue teams to search for the missing victims.
