The seven Vietnamese sailors who were rescued from the recently sunk RoK trawler “No.1 In Sung”, are all reported to be in good health and have been provided with medical care and food.
According to the Vietnamese Embassy in New Zealand , the New Zealand Rescue Centre said that up to Dec. 14, there had been no new search result after the trawler sank in Antarctic waters.
The New Zealand side has worked with the fishing company of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and agreed to bring survivors and bodies of the deceased to Bluff port in New Zealand ’s South Island .
The Vietnamese Embassy in New Zealand asked the rescue team to exert efforts to search for missing people and officially document their search results so that Vietnamese officials could convey the news to victims’ families.
The embassy continued coordinating with the New Zealand side and Vietnamese relevant agencies to make necessary arrangements for Vietnamese victims.
In the early morning of Dec. 13, the RoK trawler “No. 1 In Sung” with 42 crew on board sank in Antarctic waters. Only 20 sailors were rescued, five others were confirmed dead and 17 are missing.
Of the 11 Vietnamese workers on board, seven were rescued, one is dead and three are missing.
The search and rescue forces of the RoK and New Zealand on Dec. 14 announced they had stopped their search efforts for the 17 missing persons after seeing no hope for finding more survivors.
Vietnam’s rescued sailors in stable condition
The seven Vietnamese sailors who were rescued from the recently sunk RoK trawler “No.1 In Sung”, are all reported to be in good health.
Source: VNA
