Provincial authorities have asked the Vietnam National Committee for Search and Rescue to help.
Rescue forces are searching for 15 fishermen missing from five fishing boats that sank off the coast of the central province of Thanh Hoa
According to Nguyen Duc Quyen, Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Province People’s Committee, the boats sank in rough seas which hit the coastal areas of Thanh Hoa Province on January 8-10.
15 of the 25 crew on the five boats are still missing.
Fishing boats which are operating near the areas where the boats sank were also called to join the search.
Meanwhile, Thanh Hoa Province has sought support from the northern port city of Haiphong’s rescue forces.
