An urgent meeting has been held on Monday between the Steering Board for Flood and Storm Control and Search & Rescue of the two provinces of Khanh Hoa and Ba Ria-Vung Tau to discuss intensified efforts to find the sunken ship with 10 fishermen which has gone missing since December 29.
Relatives of the missing fishermen share information about the boat
A representative from the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development told the meeting that the location of the sunken ship has not been found yet.
"Rescue efforts have been intensified over the past two days to find the boat," the department said.
On January 11, a fishing boat reported that it discovered the sunken KH 90208 TS with only its prow seen above the water. The site was about 160 nautical miles to the southeast of O Cap cape, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, but no one was seen around the area.
According to the family of the owner of the KH 90208 TS, the fishing boat with 10 crew members left Hon Ro port in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, on December 27, 2018, and they last contacted the boat on December 29, 2018.
Immediately after receiving the report, the Office of the Central Committee for Natural Disaster Response and Search and Rescue, and the Border Guard’s Staff have instructed their relevant forces to work to verify the report. Fishing vessels operating near the location have also received instructions to look for the missing seamen.
The Navy and the Coast Guard have also ordered their ships operating in the waters to watch out for victims.
