The five Filipinos rescued off the central coast of Phu Yen are starting to recover on three Vietnamese boats currently fishing at sea, said the local border guards.
At noon Sunday, while fishing for tuna at 12050’N - 1160E around 100 nautical miles northeast from Son Tu Tay island, a Vietnamese boat found the five floating in near exhaustion.
Captain Le Con took them on his boat and fed them. But due to a food shortage, he has called local border guards for help.
Two other Vietnamese fishing boats have since received three of the five victims to recuperate on their boats.
Since the three vessels have to carry out fishing activities in the week, they will take the victims ashore after this lunar New Year.
