Boat with five fishermen missing at sea

After being struck by strong winds and rough waves yesterday afternoon, a fishing boat working off Con Dao Island with five fishermen on board was submerged and gradually sank.

At 3:15 pm, the Binh Dinh Province Border Guard Command caught the SOS signals from the boat that was operating 200 nautical miles south of the island.

The agency immediately contacted it and called on fishing boats in the nearby area to conduct rescue activities.

Despite the rescuing efforts that went on until 9:30 pm, the victims and their boat could not be found.

However, rescue activities still continued, the Border Guard Command said.

The boat’s captain is Nguyen Thanh Hung, from the province’s Hoai Nhon District, while the identification of the four other crew members remained unknown, the agency said.